Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mali
Mali: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0653 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mali stood at 0.0653 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mali peaked at 0.0686 ha per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 ha per person, in 1980.
Mali ranks 16th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0163 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0196 ha per person | +20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0205 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0223 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0191 ha per person | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0181 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0178 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0155 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 ha per person | -45.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 ha per person | +55.5% |
| 1972 | 0.01 ha per person | -24.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0134 ha per person | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0119 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 ha per person | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0126 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 ha per person | -53.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 ha per person | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 0.009 ha per person | +65.6% |
| 1982 | 0.006 ha per person | -33.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0157 ha per person | +160.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0109 ha per person | -30.8% |
| 1985 | 0.013 ha per person | +19.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0151 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0162 ha per person | +18.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0194 ha per person | +19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0185 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0198 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0201 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0263 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0285 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0203 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.019 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0219 ha per person | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 0.038 ha per person | +73.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 ha per person | -63.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0219 ha per person | +57.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2003 | 0.025 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0193 ha per person | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0314 ha per person | +63.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0295 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0284 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0287 ha per person | +21.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0316 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0562 ha per person | +77.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0343 ha per person | -39.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0361 ha per person | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0446 ha per person | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0484 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0537 ha per person | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0622 ha per person | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0616 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.068 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0539 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0686 ha per person | +27.3% |
| 2022 | 0.063 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0635 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0653 ha per person | +2.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0653 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0653 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 2.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +160.7% | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0185 ha per person | 0.0155 ha per person | 0.0223 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 ha per person | 0.0059 ha per person | 0.0134 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0124 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.023 ha per person | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.038 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0247 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 0.0314 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0497 ha per person | 0.0316 ha per person | 0.068 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0629 ha per person | 0.0539 ha per person | 0.0686 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mali?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Mali was 0.0653 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0686 ha per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 ha per person in 1980.
- How does Mali rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Mali ranks 16th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.