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
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
Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.