Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mali
Mali: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 10,765 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mali stood at 10,765 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 199.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mali peaked at 10,765 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 125 ha, in 1980.
Mali ranks 47th of 93 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,300 ha | — |
| 1962 | 3,500 ha | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 3,700 ha | +5.7% |
| 1964 | 4,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 4,300 ha | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 4,500 ha | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 4,400 ha | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 4,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1971 | 3,700 ha | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 3,300 ha | -10.8% |
| 1973 | 2,900 ha | -12.1% |
| 1974 | 2,400 ha | -17.2% |
| 1975 | 2,000 ha | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 1,600 ha | -20.0% |
| 1977 | 800 ha | -50.0% |
| 1978 | 400 ha | -50.0% |
| 1979 | 200 ha | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 125 ha | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 125 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 130 ha | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 130 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 135 ha | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 140 ha | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 140 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 145 ha | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 145 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 150 ha | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 152 ha | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 155 ha | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 155 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 160 ha | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 163 ha | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 165 ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 200 ha | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 500 ha | +150.0% |
| 1998 | 957 ha | +91.4% |
| 1999 | 1,264 ha | +32.1% |
| 2000 | 1,276 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 1,973 ha | +54.6% |
| 2002 | 2,086 ha | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 2,100 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 752 ha | -64.2% |
| 2005 | 3,819 ha | +407.8% |
| 2006 | 5,335 ha | +39.7% |
| 2007 | 5,925 ha | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 4,540 ha | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 4,404 ha | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 2,480 ha | -43.7% |
| 2011 | 3,032 ha | +22.3% |
| 2012 | 3,588 ha | +18.3% |
| 2013 | 3,991 ha | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 3,597 ha | -9.9% |
| 2015 | 2,793 ha | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 7,768 ha | +178.1% |
| 2017 | 6,897 ha | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 8,228 ha | +19.3% |
| 2019 | 5,905 ha | -28.2% |
| 2020 | 10,597 ha | +79.5% |
| 2021 | 9,685 ha | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 7,845 ha | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 8,926 ha | +13.8% |
| 2024 | 10,765 ha | +20.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 10,765 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 12% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 10,765 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +407.8% | 752 ha | 3,819 ha |
| 2016 | +178.1% | 2,793 ha | 7,768 ha |
| 1997 | +150.0% | 200 ha | 500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,033 ha | 3,300 ha | 4,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,130 ha | 200 ha | 4,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.5 ha | 125 ha | 150 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 387.1 ha | 152 ha | 1,264 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,221 ha | 752 ha | 5,925 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,828 ha | 2,480 ha | 8,228 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,564 ha | 7,845 ha | 10,765 ha | 5 |
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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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mali?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Mali was 10,765 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 10,765 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 125 ha in 1980.
- How does Mali rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Mali ranks 47th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 199.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cassava, fresh — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.