Mali vs Nigeria: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Mali
28.39 percent
in 2023
Nigeria
27.64 percent
in 2023
Mali rank
54th
Nigeria rank
57th
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures over time
- Mali
- Nigeria
How they compare
Mali currently reports 28.39 percent against 27.64 percent in Nigeria, a difference of 0.75 percent.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Nigeria ahead.
Mali ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.59 percent | 29.65 percent | 5.06 percent | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 24.59 percent | 29.53 percent | 4.94 percent | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 24.59 percent | 28.97 percent | 4.38 percent | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 25.82 percent | 28.49 percent | 2.67 percent | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 28.34 percent | 26.48 percent | 1.86 percent | Mali |
| 2010s | 28.39 percent | 27.41 percent | 0.975 percent | Mali |
| 2020s | 28.39 percent | 27.6 percent | 0.7925 percent | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures, Mali or Nigeria?
- Mali, at 28.39 percent against 27.64 percent in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures between Mali and Nigeria?
- 0.75 percent, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Nigeria rank globally for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
- Mali ranks 54th and Nigeria ranks 57th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).