Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali
Mali: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 288 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mali recorded 288 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali peaked at 371 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 72, in 1978.
Mali ranks 18th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 102 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 105 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 81 | -22.9% |
| 1965 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 86 | +10.3% |
| 1967 | 99 | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 85 | -14.1% |
| 1969 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 76 | -11.6% |
| 1971 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 85 | +11.8% |
| 1974 | 93 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 111 | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 112 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 72 | -35.7% |
| 1979 | 82 | +13.9% |
| 1980 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 91 | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 104 | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 113 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 102 | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 102 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 101 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 101 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 146 | +44.6% |
| 1989 | 147 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 156 | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 146 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 157 | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 187 | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 192 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 173 | -9.9% |
| 1996 | 129 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 128 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 135 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 158 | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 147 | -7.0% |
| 2001 | 168 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 204 | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 222 | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 211 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 199 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 210 | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 226 | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 220 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 242 | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 239 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 371 | +55.2% |
| 2012 | 279 | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 234 | -16.1% |
| 2014 | 288 | +23.1% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 288 is above the median for low income countries, which is 178, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 288 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.33 | 78 | 105 | 9 |
| 1970s | 87.8 | 72 | 112 | 10 |
| 1980s | 109.2 | 85 | 147 | 10 |
| 1990s | 156.1 | 128 | 192 | 10 |
| 2000s | 204.9 | 147 | 242 | 10 |
| 2010s | 282.2 | 234 | 371 | 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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Mali was 288 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 371 in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Mali ranks 18th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).