Sugar cane production in Mali
In 2024 Mali produced 585,215 t of sugar cane, the 58th largest in the world (0.03% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 65%. The record was 665,000 t in 2021. Area harvested: 8,060 ha, yield 72.6 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 585,215 t
- World rank
- 58 of 94
- 10-year change
- +65%
- Record
- 665,000 t
- 2021
Sugar cane in Mali, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Mali compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.03%
- 0.02% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 72.6
- world 72.5 (+0.1%)
- kg per person
- 23.9
- world 238
- 10-year change
- +65%
- world +2.8%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Congo | 677,152 | 0.03% |
| 57 | Cambodia | 645,720 | 0.03% |
| 58 | Mali | 585,215 | 0.03% |
| 59 | Uruguay | 541,167 | 0.03% |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 516,138 | 0.03% |
Map of world production of sugar cane
Share of the world total; Mali is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 585,215 | −3.3% | 8,060 | 72.61 |
| 2023 | 605,000 | −9.0% | 8,336 | 72.58 |
| 2022 | 665,000 | 0.0% | 9,167 | 72.54 |
| 2021 | 665,000 | +0.8% | 9,130 | 72.84 |
| 2020 | 660,000 | +1.5% | 9,050 | 72.93 |
| 2019 | 650,000 | +11% | 8,919 | 72.88 |
| 2018 | 584,159 | +10.0% | 8,021 | 72.83 |
| 2017 | 531,236 | +11% | 7,300 | 72.77 |
| 2016 | 478,287 | +34% | 6,606 | 72.40 |
| 2015 | 357,640 | +0.6% | 4,922 | 72.66 |
| 2014 | 355,625 | +5.9% | 4,884 | 72.81 |
| 2013 | 335,690 | −13% | 4,563 | 73.57 |
| 2012 | 387,000 | +8.1% | 5,300 | 73.02 |
| 2011 | 358,000 | −0.3% | 4,900 | 73.06 |
| 2010 | 359,000 | −4.8% | 4,946 | 72.58 |
| 2009 | 377,000 | +4.7% | 5,035 | 74.88 |
| 2008 | 360,000 | +5.3% | 5,000 | 72.00 |
| 2007 | 341,845 | +7.0% | 4,898 | 69.79 |
| 2006 | 319,529 | −7.2% | 4,682 | 68.25 |
| 2005 | 344,312 | −1.0% | 4,586 | 75.08 |
| 2004 | 347,939 | +3.6% | 4,466 | 77.91 |
| 2003 | 336,000 | +0.8% | 4,605 | 72.96 |
| 2002 | 333,286 | +17% | 4,761 | 70.00 |
| 2001 | 285,235 | −8.9% | 4,176 | 68.30 |
| 2000 | 312,992 | +7.4% | 3,928 | 79.68 |
| 1999 | 291,327 | −8.5% | 7,114 | 40.95 |
| 1998 | 318,556 | +5.1% | 3,991 | 79.82 |
| 1997 | 302,982 | +6.4% | 3,953 | 76.65 |
| 1996 | 284,638 | −2.9% | 4,009 | 71.00 |
| 1995 | 293,238 | +12% | 4,002 | 73.27 |
| 1994 | 262,333 | −7.8% | 3,350 | 78.31 |
| 1993 | 284,444 | +3.6% | 4,294 | 66.24 |
| 1992 | 274,655 | −12% | 4,296 | 63.93 |
| 1991 | 312,237 | +1.1% | 4,747 | 65.78 |
| 1990 | 308,882 | +20% | 4,559 | 67.75 |
| 1989 | 257,592 | −1.4% | 4,304 | 59.85 |
| 1988 | 261,304 | +6.4% | 3,784 | 69.05 |
| 1987 | 245,626 | +17% | 3,547 | 69.25 |
| 1986 | 210,465 | +14% | 3,335 | 63.11 |
| 1985 | 184,353 | +26% | 3,258 | 56.58 |
| 1984 | 146,388 | +95% | 4,440 | 32.97 |
| 1983 | 75,000 | +7.1% | 2,300 | 32.61 |
| 1982 | 70,000 | −46% | 2,200 | 31.82 |
| 1981 | 130,000 | −35% | 4,000 | 32.50 |
| 1980 | 200,000 | −6.2% | 4,500 | 44.44 |
| 1979 | 213,195 | +42% | 4,000 | 53.30 |
| 1978 | 150,000 | 0.0% | 3,000 | 50.00 |
| 1977 | 150,000 | +15% | 3,000 | 50.00 |
| 1976 | 130,000 | +117% | 2,500 | 52.00 |
| 1975 | 59,835 | +13% | 1,100 | 54.40 |
| 1974 | 52,735 | −14% | 1,151 | 45.82 |
| 1973 | 61,533 | +30% | 1,150 | 53.51 |
| 1972 | 47,219 | −9.8% | 1,026 | 46.02 |
| 1971 | 52,323 | −14% | 901 | 58.07 |
| 1970 | 60,504 | +9.7% | 1,117 | 54.17 |
| 1969 | 55,174 | +11% | 943 | 58.51 |
| 1968 | 49,677 | +51% | 850 | 58.44 |
| 1967 | 33,002 | +33% | 600 | 55.00 |
| 1966 | 24,871 | −0.5% | 500 | 49.74 |
| 1965 | 25,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 50.00 |
| 1964 | 25,000 | 0.0% | 500 | 50.00 |
| 1963 | 25,000 | +25% | 500 | 50.00 |
| 1962 | 20,000 | +33% | 400 | 50.00 |
| 1961 | 15,000 | — | 300 | 50.00 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar cane in Mali?
Mali produced 585,215 t in 2024, 0.03% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Mali rank in the world for production of sugar cane?
Mali ranked 58th of 94 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.2% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar cane in Mali changed?
It rose by 65% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +2.8% for the world. The record was 665,000 t in 2021.
What is the yield of sugar cane in Mali?
72.6 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (585,215 t from 8,060 ha), against a world average of 72.5 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Mali is imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.