Share of arable land which is organic in Mali
Mali: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.05 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of arable land which is organic in Mali, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.05 percent for share of arable land which is organic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Mali peaked at 0.05 percent in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.01 percent, in 2006.
Mali ranks 140th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of arable land which is organic in Mali, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.04 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.01 percent | -75.0% |
| 2007 | 0.01 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.02 percent | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.05 percent | +150.0% |
| 2010 | 0.04 percent | -20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.04 percent | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.04 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.01 percent | -75.0% |
| 2014 | 0.03 percent | +200.0% |
| 2015 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.03 percent | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.04 percent | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.04 percent | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 percent | +25.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.05 percent is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.31 percent, 16% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.05 percent is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.24 percent, 21% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.026 percent | 0.01 percent | 0.05 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.031 percent | 0.01 percent | 0.04 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 percent | 0.03 percent | 0.05 percent | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 137 Belarus 0.07 percent compare
- 137 Colombia 0.07 percent compare
- 137 Suriname 0.07 percent compare
- 141 Morocco 0.04 percent compare
- 141 Mozambique 0.04 percent compare
- 141 Russia 0.04 percent compare
- 141 Senegal 0.04 percent compare
- 141 South Africa 0.04 percent compare
- 141 Sudan 0.04 percent compare
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 share of arable land which is organic in Mali?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Mali was 0.05 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.05 percent in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 percent in 2006.
- How does Mali rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Mali ranks 140th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).