Cashew nut yields in Mali
Mali: Cashew nut yields was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cashew nut yields in Mali, 1991–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cashew nut yields in Mali stood at 1.1 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Mali peaked at 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.9752 tonnes per hectare, in 2022.
Mali ranks 14th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Cashew nut yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1992 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.42 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 2013 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | +46.4% |
| 2015 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 2.48 tonnes per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -56.5% |
| 2021 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9752 tonnes per hectare | -35.4% |
| 2023 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 2024 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.1 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.1 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6614 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cashew nut yields in Mali changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -56.5% | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare |
| 2014 | +46.4% | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare |
| 2018 | +37.4% | 3.05 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare |
| 2022 | -35.4% | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | 0.9752 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 tonnes per hectare | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | 4.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.9752 tonnes per hectare | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Mali?
- Cashew nut yields in Mali was 1.1 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.19 tonnes per hectare in 2018.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9752 tonnes per hectare in 2022.
- How does Mali rank for cashew nut yields?
- Mali ranks 14th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.