Sugar cane yields in Mali
Mali: Sugar cane yields was 72.61 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.61 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 110 countries
All-time high
79.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
All-time low
31.82 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Sugar cane 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
In 2024, sugar cane yields in Mali stood at 72.61 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar cane yields in Mali peaked at 79.82 tonnes per hectare in 1998 and was at its lowest, 31.82 tonnes per hectare, in 1982.
That places Mali 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar cane yields in Mali, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 50 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 49.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 55 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 58.44 tonnes per hectare | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 58.51 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 54.17 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1971 | 58.07 tonnes per hectare | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 46.02 tonnes per hectare | -20.7% |
| 1973 | 53.51 tonnes per hectare | +16.3% |
| 1974 | 45.82 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 54.4 tonnes per hectare | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 52 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 50 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1978 | 50 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 53.3 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 44.44 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 1981 | 32.5 tonnes per hectare | -26.9% |
| 1982 | 31.82 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 32.61 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 32.97 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 56.58 tonnes per hectare | +71.6% |
| 1986 | 63.11 tonnes per hectare | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 69.25 tonnes per hectare | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 69.06 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 59.85 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 67.75 tonnes per hectare | +13.2% |
| 1991 | 65.78 tonnes per hectare | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 63.93 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 66.24 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 78.31 tonnes per hectare | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 73.27 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 71 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 76.65 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 79.82 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 40.95 tonnes per hectare | -48.7% |
| 2000 | 79.68 tonnes per hectare | +94.6% |
| 2001 | 68.3 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 70 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 72.96 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 77.91 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 75.08 tonnes per hectare | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 68.25 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 69.79 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 72 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 74.88 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 72.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 73.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.81 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 72.67 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.78 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.88 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 72.93 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 72.83 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.54 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.57 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.61 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 72.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.7× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Mali's 72.61 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar cane yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +94.6% | 40.95 tonnes per hectare | 79.68 tonnes per hectare |
| 1985 | +71.6% | 32.97 tonnes per hectare | 56.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1999 | -48.7% | 79.82 tonnes per hectare | 40.95 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.41 tonnes per hectare | 49.74 tonnes per hectare | 58.51 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.73 tonnes per hectare | 45.82 tonnes per hectare | 58.07 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.22 tonnes per hectare | 31.82 tonnes per hectare | 69.25 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.37 tonnes per hectare | 40.95 tonnes per hectare | 79.82 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.89 tonnes per hectare | 68.25 tonnes per hectare | 79.68 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.86 tonnes per hectare | 72.4 tonnes per hectare | 73.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.7 tonnes per hectare | 72.54 tonnes per hectare | 72.93 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 sugar cane yields in Mali?
- Sugar cane yields in Mali was 72.61 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 sugar cane yields recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 79.82 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- What is the lowest sugar cane yields recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.82 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- How does Mali rank for sugar cane yields?
- Mali ranks 28th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar cane yields rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 Sugar cane yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.