Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mali
Mali: Net food imports by crop - Maize was -9,697 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mali, 1961–2019
Source: FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
Analysis
Mali recorded -9,697 for net food imports by crop - maize in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1,323.9% on the previous year and down 2,059.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net food imports by crop - maize in Mali peaked at 89,000 in 1985 and was at its lowest, -9,697, in 2019.
Mali ranks 158th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net food imports by crop - Maize in Mali, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0 | — |
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | — |
| 1965 | 0 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — |
| 1967 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 0 | — |
| 1969 | 11,000 | — |
| 1970 | 9,952 | -9.5% |
| 1971 | 4,930 | -50.5% |
| 1972 | 60,000 | +1117.0% |
| 1973 | 49,003 | -18.3% |
| 1974 | 67,667 | +38.1% |
| 1975 | 28,000 | -58.6% |
| 1976 | 2 | -100.0% |
| 1977 | 19,027 | +951250.0% |
| 1978 | 28,219 | +48.3% |
| 1979 | 2,970 | -89.5% |
| 1980 | 9,673 | +225.7% |
| 1981 | 39,400 | +307.3% |
| 1982 | 33,000 | -16.2% |
| 1983 | 36,000 | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 50,975 | +41.6% |
| 1985 | 89,000 | +74.6% |
| 1986 | 28,184 | -68.3% |
| 1987 | 163 | -99.4% |
| 1988 | 6,000 | +3581.0% |
| 1989 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1990 | 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 5,300 | +430.0% |
| 1992 | 2,000 | -62.3% |
| 1993 | 1,000 | -50.0% |
| 1994 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | -807 | -180.7% |
| 1997 | 5 | -100.6% |
| 1998 | 509 | +10080.0% |
| 1999 | 2,976 | +484.7% |
| 2000 | 77 | -97.4% |
| 2001 | 7,603 | +9774.0% |
| 2002 | 8,264 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 3,011 | -63.6% |
| 2004 | -7,379 | -345.1% |
| 2005 | 7,170 | -197.2% |
| 2006 | -3,611 | -150.4% |
| 2007 | 4,812 | -233.3% |
| 2008 | 6,678 | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 495 | -92.6% |
| 2010 | -755 | -252.5% |
| 2011 | 1,375 | -282.1% |
| 2012 | 8,059 | +486.1% |
| 2013 | 614 | -92.4% |
| 2014 | 718 | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 326 | -54.6% |
| 2016 | -176 | -154.0% |
| 2017 | 253 | -243.8% |
| 2018 | -681 | -369.2% |
| 2019 | -9,697 | +1323.9% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's -9,697 is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,531. (23 countries reporting)
- Mali's -9,697 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8,560. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net food imports by crop - Maize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +951250.0% | 2 | 19,027 |
| 1998 | +10080.0% | 5 | 509 |
| 2001 | +9774.0% | 77 | 7,603 |
| 1988 | +3581.0% | 163 | 6,000 |
| 2019 | -1323.9% | -681 | -9,697 |
| 1972 | +1117.0% | 4,930 | 60,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,224 | 0 | 11,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,977 | 2 | 67,667 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,240 | 0 | 89,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,398 | -807 | 5,300 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,712 | -7,379 | 8,264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6 | -9,697 | 8,059 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 155 Sao Tome and Principe -295 compare
- 156 Belize -6,145 compare
- 157 Uzbekistan -6,923 compare
- 159 Burkina Faso -38,703 compare
- 160 Serbia -43,476 compare
- 161 Moldova -49,724 compare
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 net food imports by crop - maize in Mali?
- Net food imports by crop - maize in Mali was -9,697 in 2019, according to FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data.
- What is the highest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 89,000 in 1985.
- What is the lowest net food imports by crop - maize recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was -9,697 in 2019.
- How does Mali rank for net food imports by crop - maize?
- Mali ranks 158th out of 178 countries with data for 2019.
- Is net food imports by crop - maize rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2,059.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mali data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as part of Net food imports by crop - Maize. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.