Corn yields in Mali
Mali: Corn yields was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn yields in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: 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
The most recent figure for corn yields in Mali is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 10.2% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Mali peaked at 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.6769 tonnes per hectare, in 1972.
Mali ranks 107th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8393 tonnes per hectare | 0.7563 tonnes per hectare | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.6769 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1 tonnes per hectare | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 tonnes per hectare | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.29 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corn yields in Mali?
- Corn yields in Mali was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6769 tonnes per hectare in 1972.
- How does Mali rank for corn yields?
- Mali ranks 107th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.