Cotton yields in Mali
Mali: Cotton yields was 1.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.03 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 25.1%
World rank
64th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.35 tonnes per hectare
in 1983
All-time low
0.2447 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton 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
Mali recorded 1.03 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
The figure is up 25.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Mali peaked at 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.2447 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
That places Mali 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2819 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2447 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2763 tonnes per hectare | +12.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3221 tonnes per hectare | +16.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2878 tonnes per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.452 tonnes per hectare | +57.1% |
| 1967 | 0.508 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5761 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8046 tonnes per hectare | +39.7% |
| 1970 | 0.803 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8785 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8552 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1974 | 0.899 tonnes per hectare | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1976 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1980 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1981 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +9.6% |
| 1991 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.9533 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9787 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9702 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8637 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8532 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 2009 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9732 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.932 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8703 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9157 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9418 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9882 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9404 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.893 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | -39.4% |
| 2023 | 0.8208 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 2024 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 1.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 1.03 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4171 tonnes per hectare | 0.2447 tonnes per hectare | 0.8046 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1 tonnes per hectare | 0.7323 tonnes per hectare | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.35 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.9533 tonnes per hectare | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 0.8532 tonnes per hectare | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9577 tonnes per hectare | 0.8703 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8948 tonnes per hectare | 0.6538 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 61 Guinea-Bissau 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Madagascar 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 63 Turkmenistan 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 Nepal 0.9859 tonnes per hectare compare
- 67 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Mali?
- Cotton yields in Mali was 1.03 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 cotton yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 tonnes per hectare in 1983.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2447 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Mali rank for cotton yields?
- Mali ranks 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.