Mali vs Somalia: Total agricultural area over the long term
Mali
43.87 million
in 2025
Somalia
44.13 million
in 2025
Mali rank
22nd
Somalia rank
21st
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Mali
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 44.13 million against 43.87 million in Mali, a difference of 260,700.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 32 and Somalia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 9.04 million | 6.54 million | 2.50 million | Mali |
| 1100s | 9.72 million | 7.79 million | 1.92 million | Mali |
| 1200s | 10.40 million | 9.03 million | 1.37 million | Mali |
| 1300s | 11.27 million | 10.24 million | 1.03 million | Mali |
| 1400s | 12.52 million | 11.44 million | 1.08 million | Mali |
| 1500s | 13.56 million | 12.88 million | 685,700 | Mali |
| 1600s | 15.82 million | 13.57 million | 2.25 million | Mali |
| 1700s | 18.08 million | 14.26 million | 3.82 million | Mali |
| 1710s | 18.65 million | 14.90 million | 3.75 million | Mali |
| 1720s | 19.22 million | 15.54 million | 3.68 million | Mali |
| 1730s | 19.79 million | 16.17 million | 3.62 million | Mali |
| 1740s | 20.36 million | 16.81 million | 3.55 million | Mali |
| 1750s | 20.92 million | 17.44 million | 3.48 million | Mali |
| 1760s | 21.49 million | 18.08 million | 3.42 million | Mali |
| 1770s | 22.06 million | 18.71 million | 3.35 million | Mali |
| 1780s | 22.63 million | 19.34 million | 3.29 million | Mali |
| 1790s | 23.20 million | 19.97 million | 3.23 million | Mali |
| 1800s | 23.77 million | 20.60 million | 3.17 million | Mali |
| 1810s | 23.87 million | 21.23 million | 2.64 million | Mali |
| 1820s | 23.96 million | 21.86 million | 2.11 million | Mali |
| 1830s | 24.04 million | 22.48 million | 1.56 million | Mali |
| 1840s | 24.11 million | 23.11 million | 1.00 million | Mali |
| 1850s | 24.17 million | 23.73 million | 435,300 | Mali |
| 1860s | 24.19 million | 23.71 million | 473,600 | Mali |
| 1870s | 24.20 million | 23.69 million | 512,200 | Mali |
| 1880s | 24.71 million | 23.91 million | 801,200 | Mali |
| 1890s | 25.23 million | 24.13 million | 1.10 million | Mali |
| 1900s | 26.02 million | 24.84 million | 1.17 million | Mali |
| 1910s | 28.47 million | 25.58 million | 2.90 million | Mali |
| 1920s | 30.25 million | 26.07 million | 4.18 million | Mali |
| 1930s | 34.10 million | 28.77 million | 5.33 million | Mali |
| 1940s | 37.93 million | 31.13 million | 6.79 million | Mali |
| 1950s | 37.50 million | 39.42 million | 1.92 million | Somalia |
| 1960s | 32.10 million | 43.92 million | 11.83 million | Somalia |
| 1970s | 31.91 million | 43.97 million | 12.06 million | Somalia |
| 1980s | 32.10 million | 44.02 million | 11.92 million | Somalia |
| 1990s | 35.00 million | 44.05 million | 9.06 million | Somalia |
| 2000s | 40.14 million | 44.10 million | 3.96 million | Somalia |
| 2010s | 41.92 million | 44.11 million | 2.19 million | Somalia |
| 2020s | 43.43 million | 44.13 million | 696,533 | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Mali or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 44.13 million against 43.87 million in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Mali and Somalia?
- 260,700, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Somalia?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Somalia rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Mali ranks 22nd and Somalia ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.