Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali
Mali: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 3.4 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mali recorded 3.4 % change on previous year for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in 2024.
The figure is down 83.9% on the previous year and up 166.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali peaked at 180.27 % change on previous year in 2005 and was at its lowest, -57.76 % change on previous year, in 2004.
Mali ranks 31st of 127 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1965 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1967 | 2 % change on previous year | — |
| 1968 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1970 | -1.89 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 1971 | -3.85 % change on previous year | +103.8% |
| 1972 | -10 % change on previous year | +160.0% |
| 1973 | -8.89 % change on previous year | -11.1% |
| 1974 | -9.76 % change on previous year | +9.8% |
| 1975 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -16.9% |
| 1976 | -23.53 % change on previous year | +190.2% |
| 1977 | -11.54 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 1978 | -13.04 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 1979 | -5 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 1980 | -5.26 % change on previous year | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1984 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 2.63 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 0.0513 % change on previous year | -98.1% |
| 1988 | 17.89 % change on previous year | +34782.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8696 % change on previous year | -95.1% |
| 1990 | 7.76 % change on previous year | +792.2% |
| 1991 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -30.4% |
| 1992 | -0.3036 % change on previous year | -105.6% |
| 1993 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +1266.7% |
| 1994 | -0.7149 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1995 | -3.04 % change on previous year | +325.3% |
| 1996 | 11.39 % change on previous year | -474.5% |
| 1997 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 26.1 % change on previous year | +134.9% |
| 1999 | 16.49 % change on previous year | -36.8% |
| 2000 | 7.67 % change on previous year | -53.5% |
| 2001 | 17.07 % change on previous year | +122.6% |
| 2002 | -15.16 % change on previous year | -188.8% |
| 2003 | 49.44 % change on previous year | -426.2% |
| 2004 | -57.76 % change on previous year | -216.8% |
| 2005 | 180.27 % change on previous year | -412.1% |
| 2006 | 19.24 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2007 | 49.35 % change on previous year | +156.5% |
| 2008 | 5.54 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 2009 | -20.99 % change on previous year | -479.1% |
| 2010 | -12.07 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2011 | 33.61 % change on previous year | -378.5% |
| 2012 | 34.04 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 19.76 % change on previous year | -41.9% |
| 2014 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2015 | -10.96 % change on previous year | -958.5% |
| 2016 | 52.72 % change on previous year | -581.2% |
| 2017 | 84 % change on previous year | +59.3% |
| 2018 | -45.6 % change on previous year | -154.3% |
| 2019 | -38.47 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2020 | 97.43 % change on previous year | -353.2% |
| 2021 | -14.17 % change on previous year | -114.5% |
| 2022 | -9.55 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 21.13 % change on previous year | -321.3% |
| 2024 | 3.4 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 3.4 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3202 % change on previous year, 10.6× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Mali's 3.4 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3483 % change on previous year, 9.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +34782.2% | 0.0513 % change on previous year | 17.89 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -1266.7% | -0.3036 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -958.5% | 1.28 % change on previous year | -10.96 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7355 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -9.56 % change on previous year | -23.53 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 % change on previous year | -5.26 % change on previous year | 17.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 7 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 26.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.47 % change on previous year | -57.76 % change on previous year | 180.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.83 % change on previous year | -45.6 % change on previous year | 84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.65 % change on previous year | -14.17 % change on previous year | 97.43 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 28 Jamaica 4.59 % change on previous year compare
- 29 China, Taiwan Province of 4.08 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Cameroon 3.54 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Côte d'Ivoire 3.28 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Paraguay 2.88 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.87 % change on previous year 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 sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali?
- Sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate in Mali was 3.4 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 180.27 % change on previous year in 2005.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -57.76 % change on previous year in 2004.
- How does Mali rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Mali ranks 31st out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.8%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sweet potatoes — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.