Cereal cropland in Mali
Mali: Cereal cropland was 4.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal cropland in Mali, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Mali recorded 4.8% for cereal cropland in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.1% on the previous year and up 121.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal cropland in Mali peaked at 4.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1978.
That places Mali 24th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal cropland in Mali, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 1.3% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -22.9% |
| 1965 | 1.0% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.0% | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.2% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 1.4% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -35.5% |
| 1979 | 1.0% | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 1.4% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +43.9% |
| 1989 | 1.9% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.0% | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +8.7% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | +46.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal cropland in Mali?
- Cereal cropland in Mali was 4.8% in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest cereal cropland recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereal cropland recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for cereal cropland?
- Mali ranks 24th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal cropland rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.4%. 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, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Cereal cropland (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land under cereal production refers to harvested area, although some countries report only sown or cultivated area. Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.