Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mali
Mali: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 623,042 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mali stood at 623,042 ha.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mali peaked at 738,193 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42,565 ha, in 1961.
Mali ranks 9th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Mali, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,565 ha | — |
| 1962 | 50,440 ha | +18.5% |
| 1963 | 57,049 ha | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 67,589 ha | +18.5% |
| 1965 | 56,228 ha | -16.8% |
| 1966 | 48,080 ha | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 58,839 ha | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 70,977 ha | +20.6% |
| 1969 | 51,783 ha | -27.0% |
| 1970 | 65,703 ha | +26.9% |
| 1971 | 77,332 ha | +17.7% |
| 1972 | 77,390 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 69,456 ha | -10.3% |
| 1974 | 68,058 ha | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 87,411 ha | +28.4% |
| 1976 | 107,309 ha | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 99,575 ha | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 113,069 ha | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 118,612 ha | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 102,352 ha | -13.7% |
| 1981 | 79,163 ha | -22.7% |
| 1982 | 97,868 ha | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 104,459 ha | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 119,554 ha | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 145,927 ha | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 151,812 ha | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 149,526 ha | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 189,335 ha | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 188,090 ha | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 205,331 ha | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 215,266 ha | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 246,472 ha | +14.5% |
| 1993 | 200,368 ha | -18.7% |
| 1994 | 269,362 ha | +34.4% |
| 1995 | 336,224 ha | +24.8% |
| 1996 | 420,359 ha | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 497,650 ha | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 504,397 ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 482,293 ha | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 227,805 ha | -52.8% |
| 2001 | 532,164 ha | +133.6% |
| 2002 | 449,293 ha | -15.6% |
| 2003 | 548,895 ha | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 564,971 ha | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 550,532 ha | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 480,474 ha | -12.7% |
| 2007 | 283,927 ha | -40.9% |
| 2008 | 198,822 ha | -30.0% |
| 2009 | 189,751 ha | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 250,294 ha | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 477,817 ha | +90.9% |
| 2012 | 521,436 ha | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 480,541 ha | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 539,652 ha | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 545,317 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 655,000 ha | +20.1% |
| 2017 | 703,652 ha | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 698,184 ha | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 738,193 ha | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 164,833 ha | -77.7% |
| 2021 | 720,093 ha | +336.9% |
| 2022 | 596,093 ha | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 709,751 ha | +19.1% |
| 2024 | 623,042 ha | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 55,950 ha | 42,565 ha | 70,977 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 88,392 ha | 65,703 ha | 118,612 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 132,809 ha | 79,163 ha | 189,335 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 337,772 ha | 200,368 ha | 504,397 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,663 ha | 189,751 ha | 564,971 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 561,009 ha | 250,294 ha | 738,193 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 562,762 ha | 164,833 ha | 720,093 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 6 Brazil 1.99 million ha compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 963,072 ha compare
- 8 Burkina Faso 651,844 ha compare
- 10 Argentina 622,327 ha compare
- 11 Nigeria 588,813 ha compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 580,030 ha 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mali?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Mali was 623,042 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 738,193 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,565 ha in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Mali ranks 9th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — 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.