Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Mali
Mali: Cow peas, dry — Area harvested was 485,921 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, cow peas, dry — area harvested in Mali stood at 485,921 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cow peas, dry — area harvested in Mali peaked at 587,121 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 86,911 ha, in 1983.
Mali ranks 5th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cow peas, dry — Area harvested in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 100,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 86,911 ha | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 176,100 ha | +102.6% |
| 1985 | 203,549 ha | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 145,636 ha | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 130,819 ha | -10.2% |
| 1988 | 276,068 ha | +111.0% |
| 1989 | 160,406 ha | -41.9% |
| 1990 | 218,512 ha | +36.2% |
| 1991 | 224,108 ha | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 512,455 ha | +128.7% |
| 1993 | 558,097 ha | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 149,998 ha | -73.1% |
| 1995 | 200,280 ha | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 359,556 ha | +79.5% |
| 1997 | 274,586 ha | -23.6% |
| 1998 | 304,748 ha | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 283,935 ha | -6.8% |
| 2000 | 258,400 ha | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 278,206 ha | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 316,845 ha | +13.9% |
| 2003 | 300,864 ha | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 320,000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 307,190 ha | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 213,194 ha | -30.6% |
| 2007 | 263,177 ha | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 250,000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 283,665 ha | +13.5% |
| 2010 | 239,150 ha | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 261,805 ha | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 266,169 ha | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 254,384 ha | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 353,382 ha | +38.9% |
| 2015 | 338,854 ha | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 357,148 ha | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 414,806 ha | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 587,121 ha | +41.5% |
| 2019 | 454,274 ha | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 559,004 ha | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 507,290 ha | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 492,418 ha | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 485,356 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 485,921 ha | +0.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 485,921 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 124,813 ha, 3.9× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Mali's 485,921 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 191,625 ha, 2.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cow peas, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +128.7% | 224,108 ha | 512,455 ha |
| 1988 | +111.0% | 130,819 ha | 276,068 ha |
| 1984 | +102.6% | 86,911 ha | 176,100 ha |
| 1996 | +79.5% | 200,280 ha | 359,556 ha |
| 1994 | -73.1% | 558,097 ha | 149,998 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 100,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 100,000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 147,949 ha | 86,911 ha | 276,068 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 308,628 ha | 149,998 ha | 558,097 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 279,154 ha | 213,194 ha | 320,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 352,709 ha | 239,150 ha | 587,121 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 505,998 ha | 485,356 ha | 559,004 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 2 Nigeria 5.14 million ha compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 1.52 million ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 218,150 ha compare
- 4 Cameroon 555,235 ha compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 198,693 ha compare
- 6 Mozambique 351,267 ha compare
- 7 Senegal 300,395 ha compare
- 7 Syrian Arab Republic 81 ha compare
- 8 Kenya 234,351 ha 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 cow peas, dry — area harvested in Mali?
- Cow peas, dry — area harvested in Mali was 485,921 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 587,121 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest cow peas, dry — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 86,911 ha in 1983.
- How does Mali rank for cow peas, dry — area harvested?
- Mali ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cow peas, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cow peas, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.