Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali
Mali: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0082 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mali recorded 0.0082 ha per square kilometre for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.9% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali peaked at 0.0112 ha per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 ha per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Mali 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1994 | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +46.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.005 ha per square kilometre | +63.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.007 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 ha per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 0.011 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 ha per square kilometre | -12.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 0.0082 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Mali's 0.0082 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +63.3% | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -45.5% | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.002 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | 0.0057 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 ha per square kilometre | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.0094 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 113 Libya 0.0106 ha per square kilometre compare
- 114 El Salvador 0.0101 ha per square kilometre compare
- 115 Bahrain 0.01 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Saudi Arabia 0.0079 ha per square kilometre compare
- 118 Belize 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Australia 0.0047 ha per square kilometre compare
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 potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Mali was 0.0082 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0112 ha per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 ha per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mali rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Mali ranks 116th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.