Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Italy or Mali?

Mali, at 522,000 tonnes against 514,000 tonnes in Italy as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mali?

62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.

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.

Italy vs Mali: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel

Italy

514,000 tonnes

in 2023

Mali

522,000 tonnes

in 2022

Italy rank

38th

Mali rank

37th

Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel over time

Italy
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 522,000 tonnes against 514,000 tonnes in Italy, a difference of 8,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Mali ranks 37th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	227,778 tonnes	0 tonnes	227,778 tonnes	Italy
1970s	340,400 tonnes	0 tonnes	340,400 tonnes	Italy
1980s	324,700 tonnes	0 tonnes	324,700 tonnes	Italy
1990s	128,800 tonnes	0 tonnes	128,800 tonnes	Italy
2000s	243,700 tonnes	332,800 tonnes	89,100 tonnes	Mali
2010s	465,500 tonnes	657,600 tonnes	192,100 tonnes	Mali
2020s	700,333 tonnes	513,667 tonnes	186,667 tonnes	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel, Italy or Mali?: Mali, at 522,000 tonnes against 514,000 tonnes in Italy as of 2022.
What is the difference in cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel between Italy and Mali?: 8,000 tonnes, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mali?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Italy and Mali rank globally for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?: Italy ranks 38th 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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Indicator: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel
Unit: tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 181 places, 9,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.