Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali
Mali: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 6.30 million hectares in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
6.30 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 186 countries
All-time high
6.30 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
1.13 million hectares
in 1978
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali is 6.30 million hectares, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali peaked at 6.30 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.13 million hectares, in 1978.
Mali ranks 29th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.56 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 1.60 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.64 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 1.27 million hectares | -22.9% |
| 1965 | 1.22 million hectares | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 1.34 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 1.54 million hectares | +15.3% |
| 1968 | 1.32 million hectares | -14.3% |
| 1969 | 1.35 million hectares | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 1.19 million hectares | -11.5% |
| 1971 | 1.18 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.19 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.32 million hectares | +11.3% |
| 1974 | 1.45 million hectares | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.48 million hectares | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.74 million hectares | +17.5% |
| 1977 | 1.75 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.13 million hectares | -35.5% |
| 1979 | 1.28 million hectares | +13.3% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million hectares | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 1.43 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 1.63 million hectares | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 1.76 million hectares | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 1.60 million hectares | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 1.59 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.59 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.59 million hectares | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.28 million hectares | +43.9% |
| 1989 | 2.30 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 2.44 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 2.29 million hectares | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 2.45 million hectares | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 2.92 million hectares | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 3.01 million hectares | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 2.70 million hectares | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 2.02 million hectares | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 2.01 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.12 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 2.46 million hectares | +16.5% |
| 2000 | 2.30 million hectares | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 2.62 million hectares | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 3.19 million hectares | +21.9% |
| 2003 | 3.47 million hectares | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 2.36 million hectares | -32.1% |
| 2005 | 3.12 million hectares | +32.3% |
| 2006 | 3.28 million hectares | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 3.53 million hectares | +7.5% |
| 2008 | 3.45 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.36 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 3.67 million hectares | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 5.52 million hectares | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 4.35 million hectares | -21.2% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million hectares | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 4.50 million hectares | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 5.11 million hectares | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 5.51 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 5.80 million hectares | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 5.88 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 5.91 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 6.14 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 6.12 million hectares | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.16 million hectares | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.29 million hectares | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 6.30 million hectares | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.43 million hectares | 1.22 million hectares | 1.64 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 1.75 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 million hectares | 1.33 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.44 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 3.01 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million hectares | 2.30 million hectares | 3.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.09 million hectares | 3.67 million hectares | 5.91 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.20 million hectares | 6.12 million hectares | 6.30 million hectares | 5 |
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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Mali was 6.30 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 6.30 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 million hectares in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Mali ranks 29th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.