Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali
Mali: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 23.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali, 1961–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali stood at 23.8%.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali peaked at 25.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2014.
Mali ranks 120th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.8% | — |
| 1962 | 12.4% | +4.9% |
| 1963 | 11.9% | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 11.3% | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 12.0% | +5.8% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 12.2% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | -8.4% |
| 1969 | 12.8% | +14.5% |
| 1970 | 11.0% | -14.0% |
| 1971 | 10.9% | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 11.4% | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -2.2% |
| 1974 | 12.4% | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 12.0% | -3.5% |
| 1976 | 11.1% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 10.9% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 12.6% | +15.9% |
| 1979 | 10.8% | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 12.4% | +23.3% |
| 1982 | 10.8% | -13.3% |
| 1983 | 12.1% | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 10.5% | -13.2% |
| 1985 | 11.9% | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 11.0% | -7.7% |
| 1987 | 11.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +8.0% |
| 1989 | 11.4% | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 11.1% | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +16.1% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | -17.0% |
| 1993 | 11.2% | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 12.9% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -92.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +1228.3% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +32.0% |
| 2019 | 23.9% | -7.9% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 23.4% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 23.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 6.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's 23.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +1228.3% | 1.2% | 16.3% |
| 2014 | -92.8% | 16.9% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 11.2% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.4% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.3% | 10.1% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 10.3% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.8% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 1.2% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 23.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3663 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4046 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0015 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.74 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Mali was 23.8% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- How does Mali rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Mali ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. 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 Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.