FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mali
Mali: FAO projections of arable land, per capita was 0.3635 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mali is 0.3635 hectares per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.4799 hectares per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2289 hectares per person, in 1991.
That places Mali 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3097 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3061 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3025 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2989 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2954 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2918 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2884 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2841 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2797 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2833 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2788 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2742 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2695 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2722 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2747 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2984 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2926 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.287 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.282 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2762 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2708 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.265 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2593 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2538 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2511 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2469 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2426 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2403 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2359 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2318 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2289 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2358 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3239 hectares per person | +37.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3281 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3357 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4468 hectares per person | +33.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4368 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4258 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4142 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4036 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.392 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4799 hectares per person | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3856 hectares per person | -19.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4249 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4165 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4121 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4144 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4157 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4036 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4015 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4013 hectares per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4003 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3971 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3933 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3953 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3911 hectares per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3893 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.388 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3854 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.384 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3743 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3635 hectares per person | -2.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.3635 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1958 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.3635 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1905 hectares per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where FAO projections of arable land, per capita in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +37.4% | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.3239 hectares per person |
| 1996 | +33.1% | 0.3357 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2952 hectares per person | 0.2797 hectares per person | 0.3097 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2813 hectares per person | 0.2695 hectares per person | 0.2984 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2542 hectares per person | 0.2359 hectares per person | 0.2762 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3408 hectares per person | 0.2289 hectares per person | 0.4468 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4155 hectares per person | 0.3856 hectares per person | 0.4799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3961 hectares per person | 0.388 hectares per person | 0.4036 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3768 hectares per person | 0.3635 hectares per person | 0.3854 hectares per person | 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 fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mali?
- Fao projections of arable land, per capita in Mali was 0.3635 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4799 hectares per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest fao projections of arable land, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2289 hectares per person in 1991.
- How does Mali rank for fao projections of arable land, per capita?
- Mali ranks 30th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fao projections of arable land, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of FAO projections of arable land, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
FAO projections of arable land ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- FAO projections of arable land Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
FAO projections of arable land divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.