Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mali
Mali: Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture was 5,300 1000 No in 2023. ▲ Rising
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mali, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mali is 5,300 1000 No, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mali peaked at 5,300 1000 No in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,538 1000 No, in 2000.
That places Mali 19th out of 145 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture in Mali, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,538 1000 No | — |
| 2001 | 2,596 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2,691 1000 No | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2,770 1000 No | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2,885 1000 No | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 3,026 1000 No | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 3,166 1000 No | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 3,391 1000 No | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 3,605 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 3,814 1000 No | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 3,907 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 4,012 1000 No | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 4,149 1000 No | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 4,252 1000 No | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4,352 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 4,189 1000 No | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 4,466 1000 No | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 4,440 1000 No | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 4,519 1000 No | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 4,128 1000 No | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 4,951 1000 No | +19.9% |
| 2021 | 5,064 1000 No | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 5,178 1000 No | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 5,300 1000 No | +2.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 5,300 1000 No is above the median for low income countries, which is 3,964 1000 No, 1.3× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Mali's 5,300 1000 No is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,761 1000 No, 3.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,048 1000 No | 2,538 1000 No | 3,814 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,242 1000 No | 3,907 1000 No | 4,519 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,123 1000 No | 4,951 1000 No | 5,300 1000 No | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
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 employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mali?
- Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture in Mali was 5,300 1000 No in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 5,300 1000 No in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,538 1000 No in 2000.
- How does Mali rank for employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture?
- Mali ranks 19th out of 145 countries with data for 2023.
- Is employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: agriculture rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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, published as part of Employment in agrifood systems by subindustry and sex: Agriculture — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.