Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mali
Mali: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 625,645 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mali stood at 625,645 ha.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mali peaked at 740,810 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42,565 ha, in 1961.
Mali ranks 11th of 133 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,565 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,440 ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 57,049 ha | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 67,589 ha | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 56,228 ha | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 48,080 ha | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 58,839 ha | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 71,053 ha | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 51,940 ha | -26.9% |
| 1970 | 66,131 ha | +27.3% |
| 1971 | 77,968 ha | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 78,428 ha | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 70,866 ha | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 69,633 ha | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 89,402 ha | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 109,894 ha | +22.9% |
| 1977 | 101,175 ha | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 115,769 ha | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 121,412 ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 104,952 ha | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 81,863 ha | -22.0% |
| 1982 | 100,668 ha | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 107,259 ha | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 122,354 ha | +14.1% |
| 1985 | 148,727 ha | +21.6% |
| 1986 | 154,812 ha | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 152,526 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 192,335 ha | +26.1% |
| 1989 | 191,090 ha | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 208,653 ha | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 217,949 ha | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 249,972 ha | +14.7% |
| 1993 | 203,240 ha | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 271,162 ha | +33.4% |
| 1995 | 338,224 ha | +24.7% |
| 1996 | 422,365 ha | +24.9% |
| 1997 | 499,650 ha | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 506,433 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 484,310 ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 229,794 ha | -52.6% |
| 2001 | 534,188 ha | +132.5% |
| 2002 | 451,327 ha | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 550,907 ha | +22.1% |
| 2004 | 567,005 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 552,532 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 482,474 ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 285,927 ha | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 200,822 ha | -29.8% |
| 2009 | 191,990 ha | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 252,894 ha | +31.7% |
| 2011 | 480,617 ha | +90.0% |
| 2012 | 524,079 ha | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 483,391 ha | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 542,320 ha | +12.2% |
| 2015 | 547,793 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 657,665 ha | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 706,257 ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 700,766 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 740,810 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 167,434 ha | -77.4% |
| 2021 | 722,693 ha | +331.6% |
| 2022 | 598,699 ha | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 712,354 ha | +19.0% |
| 2024 | 625,645 ha | -12.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 625,645 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 40,642 ha, 15.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mali's 625,645 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 28.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +331.6% | 167,434 ha | 722,693 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,976 ha | 42,565 ha | 71,053 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 90,068 ha | 66,131 ha | 121,412 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 135,659 ha | 81,863 ha | 192,335 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 340,196 ha | 203,240 ha | 506,433 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 404,697 ha | 191,990 ha | 567,005 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 563,659 ha | 252,894 ha | 740,810 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 565,365 ha | 167,434 ha | 722,693 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 8 Bangladesh 740,330 ha compare
- 9 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 40,072 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 626,731 ha compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 33,301 ha compare
- 11 Viet Nam 13,648 ha compare
- 12 Nigeria 589,825 ha compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4,723 ha compare
- 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,732 ha compare
- 13 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha compare
- 14 Benin 535,579 ha compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,721 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mali?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Mali was 625,645 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 740,810 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,565 ha in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Mali ranks 11th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.