Millet yields in Mali
Mali: Millet yields was 0.935 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.935 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
60th
of 89 countries
All-time high
1.09 tonnes per hectare
in 2010
All-time low
0.5105 tonnes per hectare
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 89 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.
Millet yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6432 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.673 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.5496 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1964 | 0.6859 tonnes per hectare | +24.8% |
| 1965 | 0.7709 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 1966 | 0.737 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8016 tonnes per hectare | +8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7303 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8216 tonnes per hectare | +12.5% |
| 1970 | 0.7583 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7943 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.6685 tonnes per hectare | -15.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6365 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.7002 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 1975 | 0.794 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 1976 | 0.5652 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1977 | 0.5106 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1978 | 0.9579 tonnes per hectare | +87.6% |
| 1979 | 0.7526 tonnes per hectare | -21.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6167 tonnes per hectare | -18.1% |
| 1981 | 0.78 tonnes per hectare | +26.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7478 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6947 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.5569 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +86.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9804 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.8871 tonnes per hectare | -9.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8361 tonnes per hectare | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.7772 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6074 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 1991 | 0.828 tonnes per hectare | +36.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5491 tonnes per hectare | -33.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5261 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6394 tonnes per hectare | +21.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5497 tonnes per hectare | -14.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7897 tonnes per hectare | +43.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7294 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8933 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8784 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7038 tonnes per hectare | -19.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6938 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5105 tonnes per hectare | -26.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6673 tonnes per hectare | +30.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8228 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7801 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7546 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7408 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.897 tonnes per hectare | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6403 tonnes per hectare | -41.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8968 tonnes per hectare | +40.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9425 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9837 tonnes per hectare | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9595 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8855 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6924 tonnes per hectare | -21.8% |
| 2018 | 0.8527 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.944 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8876 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7155 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8766 tonnes per hectare | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9011 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.935 tonnes per hectare | +3.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.935 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.8742 tonnes per hectare, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.935 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8095 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 89 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.