How have things changed? in Mali
Mali: How have things changed? was 113,268 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
113,268 metric tons
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
82nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
133,000 metric tons
in 1995
All-time low
54,184 metric tons
in 1985
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Mali, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Mali recorded 113,268 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Mali peaked at 133,000 metric tons in 1995 and was at its lowest, 54,184 metric tons, in 1985.
That places Mali 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Mali, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 90,000 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 110,000 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 1967 | 100,000 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1968 | 106,000 metric tons | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 108,000 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 110,000 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 90,000 metric tons | -18.2% |
| 1972 | 80,000 metric tons | -11.1% |
| 1973 | 85,000 metric tons | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 75,000 metric tons | -11.8% |
| 1975 | 75,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 75,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 75,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 75,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 83,586 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 88,228 metric tons | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 75,564 metric tons | -14.4% |
| 1982 | 73,451 metric tons | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 61,289 metric tons | -16.6% |
| 1984 | 54,711 metric tons | -10.7% |
| 1985 | 54,184 metric tons | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 61,012 metric tons | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 55,713 metric tons | -8.7% |
| 1988 | 55,875 metric tons | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 71,838 metric tons | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 70,548 metric tons | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 68,780 metric tons | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 68,507 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 64,352 metric tons | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 62,950 metric tons | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 133,000 metric tons | +111.3% |
| 1996 | 111,970 metric tons | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 99,610 metric tons | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 98,060 metric tons | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 98,616 metric tons | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 109,900 metric tons | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 100,500 metric tons | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 101,008 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 101,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 101,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 101,008 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 101,000 metric tons | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 100,640 metric tons | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 100,821 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 101,355 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 102,083 metric tons | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 110,232 metric tons | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 72,216 metric tons | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 101,558 metric tons | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 81,953 metric tons | -19.3% |
| 2015 | 94,880 metric tons | +15.8% |
| 2016 | 106,700 metric tons | +12.5% |
| 2017 | 110,155 metric tons | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 95,733 metric tons | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 116,367 metric tons | +21.6% |
| 2020 | 125,396 metric tons | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 113,904 metric tons | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 119,216 metric tons | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 121,539 metric tons | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 113,268 metric tons | -6.8% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 113,268 metric tons is above the median for low income countries, which is 55,138 metric tons, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 113,268 metric tons is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +111.3% | 62,950 metric tons | 133,000 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 102,800 metric tons | 90,000 metric tons | 110,000 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 82,359 metric tons | 75,000 metric tons | 110,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,186 metric tons | 54,184 metric tons | 88,228 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 87,639 metric tons | 62,950 metric tons | 133,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 101,825 metric tons | 100,500 metric tons | 109,900 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 99,188 metric tons | 72,216 metric tons | 116,367 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 118,665 metric tons | 113,268 metric tons | 125,396 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More reference data data for Mali
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4025 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4728 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 39.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed? in Mali?
- How have things changed? in Mali was 113,268 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 133,000 metric tons in 1995.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,184 metric tons in 1985.
- How does Mali rank for how have things changed??
- Mali ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.