Mali vs Sudan: Agricultural land use per person
Mali
1.9 hectares per person
in 2025
Sudan
2.68 hectares per person
in 2025
Mali rank
20th
Sudan rank
17th
Agricultural land use per person over time
- Mali
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 2.68 hectares per person against 1.9 hectares per person in Mali, a difference of 0.78 hectares per person.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.4 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sudan in 39.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 12.52 hectares per person | 11.2 hectares per person | 1.33 hectares per person | Mali |
| 1100s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0828 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1200s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1300s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0826 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1400s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1500s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1600s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0825 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1700s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0827 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1710s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0818 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1720s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.081 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1730s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0802 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1740s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0795 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1750s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0788 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1760s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0782 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1770s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0776 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1780s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0772 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1790s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0768 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1800s | 12.52 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.0765 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1810s | 12.28 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.3153 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1820s | 12.05 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.5496 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1830s | 11.82 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 0.7795 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1840s | 11.59 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1850s | 11.37 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 1.23 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1860s | 11.16 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 1.45 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1870s | 10.94 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 1.67 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1880s | 10.74 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 1.88 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1890s | 10.53 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 2.09 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1900s | 10.33 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 2.29 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1910s | 10.14 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 2.48 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1920s | 9.94 hectares per person | 12.62 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1930s | 9.75 hectares per person | 12.61 hectares per person | 2.86 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1940s | 9.53 hectares per person | 12.61 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 7.59 hectares per person | 12.6 hectares per person | 5.01 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.8 hectares per person | 11.26 hectares per person | 5.46 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1970s | 4.97 hectares per person | 8.03 hectares per person | 3.06 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1980s | 4.16 hectares per person | 5.86 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 1990s | 3.68 hectares per person | 5.18 hectares per person | 1.5 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 3.19 hectares per person | 4.25 hectares per person | 1.06 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 2.39 hectares per person | 3.4 hectares per person | 1 hectares per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2 hectares per person | 2.74 hectares per person | 0.733 hectares per person | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agricultural land use per person, Mali or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 2.68 hectares per person against 1.9 hectares per person in Mali as of 2025.
- What is the difference in agricultural land use per person between Mali and Sudan?
- 0.78 hectares per person, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sudan?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Mali and Sudan rank globally for agricultural land use per person?
- Mali ranks 20th and Sudan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.