Mali vs Zambia: Corn yields

Mali
2.47 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zambia
2.21 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mali rank
107th
Zambia rank
110th

Corn yields over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
123196119922024

How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.47 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Zambia, a difference of 0.26 tonnes per hectare.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Mali ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 110th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.8393 tonnes per hectare 0.8532 tonnes per hectare 0.0139 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1970s 1.11 tonnes per hectare 1.26 tonnes per hectare 0.1554 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1980s 1.25 tonnes per hectare 1.91 tonnes per hectare 0.6563 tonnes per hectare Zambia
1990s 1.34 tonnes per hectare 1.55 tonnes per hectare 0.2073 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2000s 1.71 tonnes per hectare 1.93 tonnes per hectare 0.2185 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2010s 2.5 tonnes per hectare 2.59 tonnes per hectare 0.0898 tonnes per hectare Zambia
2020s 2.55 tonnes per hectare 2.41 tonnes per hectare 0.1425 tonnes per hectare Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher corn yields, Mali or Zambia?
Mali, at 2.47 tonnes per hectare against 2.21 tonnes per hectare in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in corn yields between Mali and Zambia?
0.26 tonnes per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for corn yields?
Mali ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 110th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Corn yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); 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
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
Last refreshed

Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.