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

00.250.50.751196119922023

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 81 Iraq 0.4155 compare
  2. 82 Benin 0.409 compare
  3. 83 Guyana 0.3978 compare
  4. 85 Ghana 0.3818 compare
  5. 86 Kiribati 0.3788 compare
  6. 87 Niue 0.3769 compare

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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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About this data

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
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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).