Ethiopia vs Mali: Wheat yields

Ethiopia
2.9 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Mali
2.97 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
72nd
Mali rank
70th

Wheat yields over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Mali
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How they compare

Mali currently reports 2.97 tonnes per hectare against 2.9 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Mali ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 72nd and Mali ranks 70th of 125 countries.

Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Mali Difference Ahead
1990s 1.28 tonnes per hectare 2.1 tonnes per hectare 0.8285 tonnes per hectare Mali
2000s 1.5 tonnes per hectare 2.49 tonnes per hectare 0.9955 tonnes per hectare Mali
2010s 2.42 tonnes per hectare 4.3 tonnes per hectare 1.88 tonnes per hectare Mali
2020s 2.9 tonnes per hectare 4.3 tonnes per hectare 1.4 tonnes per hectare Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wheat yields, Ethiopia or Mali?
Mali, at 2.97 tonnes per hectare against 2.9 tonnes per hectare in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in wheat yields between Ethiopia and Mali?
0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Mali?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Mali rank globally for wheat yields?
Ethiopia ranks 72nd and Mali ranks 70th of 125 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Wheat yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Wheat yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
126 places, 6,961 data points, 1275–2024
Last refreshed

Harvested production per unit of harvested area for wheat.