Millet yields in Mali
Mali: Millet yields was 0.935 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Millet yields in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: 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 millet yields in Mali is 0.935 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, millet yields in Mali peaked at 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5105 tonnes per hectare, in 2002.
Mali ranks 60th of 88 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 | 0.7126 tonnes per hectare | 0.5496 tonnes per hectare | 0.8216 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7138 tonnes per hectare | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | 0.9579 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7913 tonnes per hectare | 0.5569 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.699 tonnes per hectare | 0.5261 tonnes per hectare | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7578 tonnes per hectare | 0.5105 tonnes per hectare | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.889 tonnes per hectare | 0.6403 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8632 tonnes per hectare | 0.7155 tonnes per hectare | 0.935 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 millet yields in Mali?
- Millet yields in Mali was 0.935 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest millet yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- What is the lowest millet yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5105 tonnes per hectare in 2002.
- How does Mali rank for millet yields?
- Mali ranks 60th out of 88 countries with data for 2024.
- Is millet yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Millet yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.