Groundnut yields in Mali
Mali: Groundnut yields was 0.9454 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9454 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
81st
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.4786 tonnes per hectare
in 1968
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Mali is 0.9454 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Mali peaked at 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4786 tonnes per hectare, in 1968.
Mali ranks 81st of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6286 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.6389 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.8189 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1964 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 1965 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.8894 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9184 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4786 tonnes per hectare | -47.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5215 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5961 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.5406 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.651 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1974 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +53.7% |
| 1976 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8897 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8884 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.7793 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1982 | 0.8781 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7777 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | +47.1% |
| 1986 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +20.6% |
| 1987 | 0.8018 tonnes per hectare | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +29.2% |
| 1989 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.7265 tonnes per hectare | -32.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +50.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7504 tonnes per hectare | -31.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7844 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 0.8424 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9357 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9834 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9487 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.9666 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7096 tonnes per hectare | -26.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5897 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 0.8503 tonnes per hectare | +44.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8553 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7935 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9808 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9812 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8973 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9332 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +65.2% |
| 2012 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 2013 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8658 tonnes per hectare | -27.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9998 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 2019 | 0.815 tonnes per hectare | -18.5% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9242 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9191 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.9454 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.9454 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.9454 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7776 tonnes per hectare | 0.4786 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8413 tonnes per hectare | 0.5215 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8977 tonnes per hectare | 0.647 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9314 tonnes per hectare | 0.7265 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8703 tonnes per hectare | 0.5897 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.7778 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9223 tonnes per hectare | 0.7787 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Mali?
- Groundnut yields in Mali was 0.9454 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 groundnut yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4786 tonnes per hectare in 1968.
- How does Mali rank for groundnut yields?
- Mali ranks 81st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 Groundnut 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.