How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Benin vs Mali: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops

Benin

0.409

in 2023

Mali

0.3931

in 2023

Benin rank

82nd

Mali rank

84th

Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops over time

Benin
Mali

How they compare

Benin currently reports 0.409 against 0.3931 in Mali, a difference of 0.0159.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.

Benin ranks 82nd and Mali ranks 84th of 163 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.09	0.977	0.1092	Benin
1970s	1.19	0.8881	0.3016	Benin
1980s	1.06	0.7655	0.2897	Benin
1990s	0.6694	0.6122	0.0572	Benin
2000s	0.5999	0.6992	0.0993	Mali
2010s	0.4429	0.4667	0.0238	Mali
2020s	0.4238	0.4097	0.0141	Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops, Benin or Mali?: Benin, at 0.409 against 0.3931 in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops between Benin and Mali?: 0.0159, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Mali rank globally for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?: Benin ranks 82nd and Mali ranks 84th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 163 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).