Change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali
Mali: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 1.66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.66
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
141st
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.8
in 2009
All-time low
0.6157
in 1977
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali is 1.66, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali peaked at 1.8 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6157, in 1977.
Mali ranks 141st of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7075 | — |
| 1962 | 0.7294 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6448 | -11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.7486 | +16.1% |
| 1965 | 0.8119 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7873 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.7482 | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7668 | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.8729 | +13.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8296 | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8314 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.6879 | -17.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6734 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.7962 | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8806 | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 0.6791 | -22.9% |
| 1977 | 0.6157 | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.08 | +75.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8478 | -21.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7261 | -14.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8379 | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 0.785 | -6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8404 | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6966 | -17.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | +55.6% |
| 1986 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.03 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.962 | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.9397 | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7264 | -22.7% |
| 1991 | 1.06 | +45.3% |
| 1992 | 0.738 | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7628 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8178 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8101 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +35.9% |
| 1997 | 1.06 | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 1.17 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.01 | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9863 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7886 | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9814 | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 1.21 | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 1.09 | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 1.12 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.4 | +26.9% |
| 2009 | 1.8 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | 1.45 | -19.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 | -27.9% |
| 2012 | 1.51 | +43.9% |
| 2013 | 1.51 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.58 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.61 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.73 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 1.77 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.69 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 | -14.5% |
| 2022 | 1.67 | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 1.59 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1.66 | +4.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.66 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7575 | 0.6448 | 0.8729 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7919 | 0.6157 | 1.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8995 | 0.6966 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9453 | 0.7264 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 | 0.7886 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.54 | 1.05 | 1.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.61 | 1.44 | 1.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.74 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Mali was 1.66 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 in 2009.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6157 in 1977.
- How does Mali rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Mali ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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