Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali
Mali: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.2645 hectares per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.2645 hectares per person for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali peaked at 0.3352 hectares per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1556 hectares per person, in 1978.
Mali ranks 15th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2853 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2878 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2906 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2209 hectares per person | -24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.21 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2266 hectares per person | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2574 hectares per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2174 hectares per person | -15.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2186 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1904 hectares per person | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1855 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1832 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2003 hectares per person | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2158 hectares per person | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 0.217 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2504 hectares per person | +15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2462 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1556 hectares per person | -36.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1729 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.177 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1857 hectares per person | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2077 hectares per person | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2194 hectares per person | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1947 hectares per person | -11.3% |
| 1985 | 0.19 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1858 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1828 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2585 hectares per person | +41.4% |
| 1989 | 0.255 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2657 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2443 hectares per person | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2566 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2994 hectares per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3015 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2653 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1938 hectares per person | -27.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1887 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1938 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2195 hectares per person | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1986 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2199 hectares per person | +10.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2599 hectares per person | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2739 hectares per person | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.18 hectares per person | -34.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2304 hectares per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2347 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2441 hectares per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2306 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.218 hectares per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2305 hectares per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3352 hectares per person | +45.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2566 hectares per person | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2649 hectares per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2498 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.275 hectares per person | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2869 hectares per person | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2929 hectares per person | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2875 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2806 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2828 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2733 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2669 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2645 hectares per person | -0.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.2645 hectares per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0914 hectares per person, 2.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.2645 hectares per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 3.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +45.4% | 0.2305 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2461 hectares per person | 0.21 hectares per person | 0.2906 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2017 hectares per person | 0.1556 hectares per person | 0.2504 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2057 hectares per person | 0.177 hectares per person | 0.2585 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2429 hectares per person | 0.1887 hectares per person | 0.3015 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.229 hectares per person | 0.18 hectares per person | 0.2739 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.276 hectares per person | 0.2305 hectares per person | 0.3352 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2719 hectares per person | 0.2645 hectares per person | 0.2828 hectares per person | 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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Mali was 0.2645 hectares per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3352 hectares per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1556 hectares per person in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Mali ranks 15th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.