Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mali
Mali: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita was 0.2575 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Mali stood at 0.2575 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.3352 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1556 ha per person, in 1978.
Mali ranks 12th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2853 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2878 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2906 ha per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2209 ha per person | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.21 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2266 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2574 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2174 ha per person | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2186 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1904 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1855 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1832 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2003 ha per person | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2158 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.217 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2504 ha per person | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2462 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1556 ha per person | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1729 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.177 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1857 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2077 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2194 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1947 ha per person | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.19 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1858 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1828 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2585 ha per person | +41.4% |
| 1989 | 0.255 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2657 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2443 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2566 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2994 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3015 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1938 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1887 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1938 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2195 ha per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1986 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2199 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2599 ha per person | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2739 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.18 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2304 ha per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2347 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2441 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2306 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.218 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2305 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3352 ha per person | +45.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2566 ha per person | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2649 ha per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2498 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.275 ha per person | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2869 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2929 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2875 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2806 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2828 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2733 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2669 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2645 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2575 ha per person | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2461 ha per person | 0.21 ha per person | 0.2906 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2017 ha per person | 0.1556 ha per person | 0.2504 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2057 ha per person | 0.177 ha per person | 0.2585 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2429 ha per person | 0.1887 ha per person | 0.3015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.229 ha per person | 0.18 ha per person | 0.2739 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.276 ha per person | 0.2305 ha per person | 0.3352 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.269 ha per person | 0.2575 ha per person | 0.2828 ha per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Mali?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita in Mali was 0.2575 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3352 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1556 ha per person in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita?
- Mali ranks 12th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.