Corn: Yield gap in Mali

Mali: Corn: Yield gap was 0.8467 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.8467 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
78th
of 115 countries
All-time high
2.17 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
All-time low
0 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Corn: Yield gap in Mali, 2000–2024

00.511.522000201220242000: 2 tonnes per hectare2001: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2002: 2.2 tonnes per hectare2003: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2004: 1.5 tonnes per hectare2005: 1.8 tonnes per hectare2006: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2007: 1.6 tonnes per hectare2008: 1.3 tonnes per hectare2009: 0 tonnes per hectare2010: 0.631 tonnes per hectare2011: 1.9 tonnes per hectare2012: 0.877 tonnes per hectare2013: 0.727 tonnes per hectare2014: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2015: 0.79 tonnes per hectare2016: 0.595 tonnes per hectare2017: 0.402 tonnes per hectare2018: 0.44 tonnes per hectare2019: 0.655 tonnes per hectare2020: 0.315 tonnes per hectare2021: 0.975 tonnes per hectare2022: 0.634 tonnes per hectare2023: 1.1 tonnes per hectare2024: 0.847 tonnes per hectare

Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

In 2024, corn: yield gap in Mali stood at 0.8467 tonnes per hectare.

That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Mali peaked at 2.17 tonnes per hectare in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.

That places Mali 78th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.61 tonnes per hectare 0 tonnes per hectare 2.17 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 0.8182 tonnes per hectare 0.4018 tonnes per hectare 1.92 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 0.7692 tonnes per hectare 0.3145 tonnes per hectare 1.08 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Mali

  1. 75 Cote d'Ivoire 1.11 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 76 Ghana 0.9979 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 77 Paraguay 0.88 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 79 Ecuador 0.8353 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 80 El Salvador 0.7858 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 81 France 0.7659 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn: yield gap in Mali?
Corn: yield gap in Mali was 0.8467 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Mali?
The highest recorded value was 2.17 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Mali?
The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
How does Mali rank for corn: yield gap?
Mali ranks 78th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Mali?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mali data come from?
The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Corn: Yield gap
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
115 places, 2,863 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed

Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.