Madagascar vs Mali: Breakdown of habitable land area

Madagascar

167,840 hectares

in 2019

Mali

170,700 hectares

in 2019

Madagascar rank

73rd

Mali rank

72nd

Breakdown of habitable land area over time

Mali currently reports 170,700 hectares against 167,840 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 2,860 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 73rd and Mali ranks 72nd of 235 countries.

Indicator: Breakdown of habitable land area
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 235 places, 1,175 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.