Benin vs Mali: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Benin
490,000 tonnes
in 2022
Mali
522,000 tonnes
in 2022
Benin rank
40th
Mali rank
37th
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time
- Benin
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 522,000 tonnes against 490,000 tonnes in Benin, a difference of 32,000 tonnes.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.
Benin ranks 40th and Mali ranks 37th of 181 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1970s | 300 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 300 tonnes | Benin |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1990s | 74,600 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 74,600 tonnes | Benin |
| 2000s | 32,000 tonnes | 332,800 tonnes | 300,800 tonnes | Mali |
| 2010s | 433,200 tonnes | 657,600 tonnes | 224,400 tonnes | Mali |
| 2020s | 473,000 tonnes | 513,667 tonnes | 40,667 tonnes | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Benin or Mali?
- Mali, at 522,000 tonnes against 490,000 tonnes in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Benin and Mali?
- 32,000 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Mali?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Mali rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Benin ranks 40th and Mali ranks 37th of 181 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.