Rice — Area harvested in Mali
Mali: Rice — Area harvested was 789,529 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Mali stood at 789,529 ha.
The figure is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Mali peaked at 969,519 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 111,675 ha, in 1978.
Mali ranks 24th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 167,022 ha | 123,000 ha | 200,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 182,181 ha | 111,675 ha | 242,534 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 178,626 ha | 115,593 ha | 231,262 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 283,812 ha | 196,631 ha | 327,991 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 412,187 ha | 314,915 ha | 526,784 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 739,652 ha | 576,460 ha | 969,519 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 871,344 ha | 789,529 ha | 906,982 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 21 Sierra Leone 987,345 ha compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 912,998 ha compare
- 23 Côte d'Ivoire 811,177 ha compare
- 25 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 770,048 ha compare
- 26 Egypt 704,158 ha compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 697,713 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture share gdp 33.02 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 33.02 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Bananas — Production 629,820 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in Mali?
- Rice — area harvested in Mali was 789,529 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 969,519 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,675 ha in 1978.
- How does Mali rank for rice — area harvested?
- Mali ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.