Yams — Production in Mali
Mali: Yams — Production was 116,158 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yams — Production in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yams — production in Mali is 116,158 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 104.8% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yams — production in Mali peaked at 118,863 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4,324 t, in 1989.
That places Mali 20th out of 61 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yams — Production in Mali, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 7,400 t | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 7,700 t | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 8,100 t | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 8,300 t | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 8,500 t | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 8,700 t | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 8,900 t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 9,000 t | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 9,200 t | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 9,400 t | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 8,800 t | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 8,500 t | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 9,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 10,000 t | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 11,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 12,000 t | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 13,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 20,000 t | +33.3% |
| 1984 | 12,900 t | -35.5% |
| 1985 | 13,027 t | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 11,264 t | -13.5% |
| 1987 | 7,858 t | -30.2% |
| 1988 | 5,385 t | -31.5% |
| 1989 | 4,324 t | -19.7% |
| 1990 | 11,115 t | +157.1% |
| 1991 | 14,955 t | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 7,199 t | -51.9% |
| 1993 | 17,579 t | +144.2% |
| 1994 | 10,526 t | -40.1% |
| 1995 | 12,000 t | +14.0% |
| 1996 | 13,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 14,798 t | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 48,820 t | +229.9% |
| 2000 | 15,411 t | -68.4% |
| 2001 | 36,790 t | +138.7% |
| 2002 | 47,779 t | +29.9% |
| 2003 | 31,020 t | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 12,425 t | -59.9% |
| 2005 | 47,751 t | +284.3% |
| 2006 | 77,750 t | +62.8% |
| 2007 | 85,280 t | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 67,110 t | -21.3% |
| 2009 | 65,433 t | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 90,138 t | +37.8% |
| 2011 | 82,187 t | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 82,949 t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79,173 t | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 93,305 t | +17.8% |
| 2015 | 82,818 t | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 118,863 t | +43.5% |
| 2017 | 78,844 t | -33.7% |
| 2018 | 90,976 t | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 63,936 t | -29.7% |
| 2020 | 109,823 t | +71.8% |
| 2021 | 97,858 t | -10.9% |
| 2022 | 113,496 t | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 56,707 t | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 116,158 t | +104.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 116,158 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 60,733 t, 1.9× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Mali's 116,158 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 116,158 t, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yams — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +284.3% | 12,425 t | 47,751 t |
| 1999 | +229.9% | 14,798 t | 48,820 t |
| 1990 | +157.1% | 4,324 t | 11,115 t |
| 1993 | +144.2% | 7,199 t | 17,579 t |
| 2001 | +138.7% | 15,411 t | 36,790 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,178 t | 7,000 t | 9,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,490 t | 8,500 t | 14,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,976 t | 4,324 t | 20,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,399 t | 7,199 t | 48,820 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,675 t | 12,425 t | 85,280 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,319 t | 63,936 t | 118,863 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 98,808 t | 56,707 t | 116,158 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 17 Japan 165,669 t compare
- 18 Senegal 146,536 t compare
- 19 Sudan (former) 141,153 t compare
- 21 Burkina Faso 64,047 t compare
- 22 Rwanda 57,419 t compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 54,514 t 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 yams — production in Mali?
- Yams — production in Mali was 116,158 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest yams — production recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 118,863 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest yams — production recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,324 t in 1989.
- How does Mali rank for yams — production?
- Mali ranks 20th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yams — production rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 Yams — Production. 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.