Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali
Mali: Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops was 0.3931 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3931
Change on year
down 4.2%
World rank
84th
of 163 countries
All-time high
1.02
in 1964
All-time low
0.3833
in 1991
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali, 1961–2023
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.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali is 0.3931, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali peaked at 1.02 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.3833, in 1991.
Mali ranks 84th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 0.9672 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.9693 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.02 | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9933 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.01 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9381 | -7.1% |
| 1968 | 1.01 | +7.3% |
| 1969 | 0.884 | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9068 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9128 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1.02 | +11.4% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.8571 | -14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7468 | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.8264 | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.8613 | +4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8641 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.8808 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9759 | +10.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8943 | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8441 | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.791 | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9411 | +19.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7057 | -25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.6754 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7037 | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.549 | -22.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5748 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5669 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3833 | -32.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4471 | +16.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6235 | +39.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5836 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6005 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7864 | +31.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7596 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7044 | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6665 | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.8047 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6646 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.782 | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7474 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6773 | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7065 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.73 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7021 | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6111 | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5659 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 0.559 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4981 | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5006 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4875 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5058 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4781 | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4174 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4232 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3996 | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.398 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4145 | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4207 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4105 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3931 | -4.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.3931 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4868, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.3931 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.977 | 0.884 | 1.02 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8881 | 0.7468 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7655 | 0.549 | 0.9759 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6122 | 0.3833 | 0.7864 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6992 | 0.5659 | 0.8047 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4667 | 0.398 | 0.559 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4097 | 0.3931 | 0.4207 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali?
- Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops in Mali was 0.3931 in 2023, according to 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.
- What is the highest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 1964.
- What is the lowest arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3833 in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops?
- Mali ranks 84th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Index of arable land needed to produce a fixed quantity of crops (where values in 1961 are equal to 1.0).