Cotton yields in Mali
Mali: Cotton yields was 1.03 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 63rd out of 100 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.
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
- 60 Guinea-Bissau 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Madagascar 1.06 tonnes per hectare compare
- 62 Turkmenistan 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 64 Taiwan 1 tonnes per hectare compare
- 65 Nepal 0.9859 tonnes per hectare compare
- 66 South Korea 0.9786 tonnes per hectare compare
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 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 63rd out of 100 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.