Madagascar vs Mali: Cotton yields
Madagascar
1.06 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mali
1.03 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Madagascar rank
62nd
Mali rank
64th
Cotton yields over time
- Madagascar
- Mali
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.06 tonnes per hectare against 1.03 tonnes per hectare in Mali, a difference of 0.03 tonnes per hectare.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 62nd and Mali ranks 64th of 101 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Mali in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 0.4171 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.9163 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.0864 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.1909 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.1906 tonnes per hectare | Mali |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9577 tonnes per hectare | 0.0791 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.8948 tonnes per hectare | 0.1581 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cotton yields, Madagascar or Mali?
- Madagascar, at 1.06 tonnes per hectare against 1.03 tonnes per hectare in Mali as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cotton yields between Madagascar and Mali?
- 0.03 tonnes per hectare, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mali?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Mali rank globally for cotton yields?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd and Mali ranks 64th of 101 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.