Corn yields in Mali
Mali: Corn yields was 2.47 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.47 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
108th
of 171 countries
All-time high
3.33 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
All-time low
0.6769 tonnes per hectare
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 108th of 171 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.
Corn yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7798 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8046 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8656 tonnes per hectare | +7.6% |
| 1964 | 0.8372 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8713 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.8911 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8414 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7563 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 1970 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +43.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8524 tonnes per hectare | -21.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6769 tonnes per hectare | -20.6% |
| 1973 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9667 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.868 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1976 | 0.857 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.8725 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.41 tonnes per hectare | +176.1% |
| 1979 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1980 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -33.5% |
| 1981 | 0.8836 tonnes per hectare | -20.4% |
| 1982 | 0.9927 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 1983 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | +28.8% |
| 1987 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1988 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1990 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1991 | 1.38 tonnes per hectare | +19.5% |
| 1992 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -27.3% |
| 1993 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | +23.4% |
| 1997 | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 1.64 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.44 tonnes per hectare | +25.1% |
| 2004 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2006 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.97 tonnes per hectare | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | +69.0% |
| 2010 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | -47.8% |
| 2012 | 2.44 tonnes per hectare | +74.0% |
| 2013 | 2.59 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 2015 | 2.53 tonnes per hectare | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 2.92 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 2.66 tonnes per hectare | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 2.35 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 2.69 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 2.24 tonnes per hectare | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 2.47 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 2.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mali's 2.47 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +176.1% | 0.8725 tonnes per hectare | 2.41 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 108th out of 171 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.