What is the difference in wheat yield between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

1,339 kg per hectare, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?

44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Mali vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Wheat yield

Mali

3,438 kg per hectare

in 2011

Sub-Saharan Africa

2,099 kg per hectare

in 2011

Mali rank

4th

Sub-Saharan Africa rank

3rd

Wheat yield over time

Mali
Sub-Saharan Africa

How they compare

Mali currently reports 3,438 kg per hectare against 2,099 kg per hectare in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1,339 kg per hectare.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 32 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 5 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mali	Sub-Saharan Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1,333 kg per hectare	831.02 kg per hectare	502.28 kg per hectare	Mali
1970s	1,333 kg per hectare	1,020 kg per hectare	313.48 kg per hectare	Mali
1980s	1,221 kg per hectare	1,347 kg per hectare	126.32 kg per hectare	Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s	1,932 kg per hectare	1,679 kg per hectare	253.19 kg per hectare	Mali
2000s	2,626 kg per hectare	1,963 kg per hectare	663.84 kg per hectare	Mali
2010s	2,969 kg per hectare	2,078 kg per hectare	891.25 kg per hectare	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yield, Mali or Sub-Saharan Africa?: Mali, at 3,438 kg per hectare against 2,099 kg per hectare in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2011.
What is the difference in wheat yield between Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 1,339 kg per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2011.
How do Mali and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for wheat yield?: Mali ranks 4th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 3rd of 32 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Wheat yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Wheat yield (kg per hectare)
Unit: kg per hectare
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 38 places, 1,723 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Wheat yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land. Production data on relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Crop harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded.