Cereal yields in Mali
Mali: Cereal yields was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.66 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.8 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.6157 tonnes per hectare
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cereal yields in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal yields in Mali is 1.66 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yields in Mali peaked at 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6157 tonnes per hectare, in 1977.
That places Mali 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereal yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7075 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.7294 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6448 tonnes per hectare | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7486 tonnes per hectare | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8119 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7873 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7482 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7668 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8729 tonnes per hectare | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8296 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8314 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6879 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6734 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7962 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8806 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6791 tonnes per hectare | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +75.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8478 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7261 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8379 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.785 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8404 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6966 tonnes per hectare | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +55.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.962 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9397 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7264 tonnes per hectare | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +45.3% |
| 1992 | 0.738 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7628 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8178 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +35.9% |
| 1997 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9863 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9814 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.66 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.66 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +75.0% | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7575 tonnes per hectare | 0.6448 tonnes per hectare | 0.8729 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7919 tonnes per hectare | 0.6157 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8995 tonnes per hectare | 0.6966 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9453 tonnes per hectare | 0.7264 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.7886 tonnes per hectare | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 tonnes per hectare | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 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 cereal yields in Mali?
- Cereal yields in Mali was 1.66 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 cereal yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6157 tonnes per hectare in 1977.
- How does Mali rank for cereal yields?
- Mali ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.