Cereal yields in Mali
Mali: Cereal yields was 1.66 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 185 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.
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 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.29 million hectares (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 185 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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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.