Watermelons — Production in Mali
Mali: Watermelons — Production was 488,121 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Watermelons — Production in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, watermelons — production in Mali stood at 488,121 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 373.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, watermelons — production in Mali peaked at 631,296 t in 2009 and was at its lowest, 70,000 t, in 1961.
That places Mali 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Watermelons — Production in Mali, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 70,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 70,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 70,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 70,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 85,000 t | +21.4% |
| 1966 | 85,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 85,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100,000 t | +17.6% |
| 1969 | 105,000 t | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 115,000 t | +9.5% |
| 1971 | 115,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 125,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 125,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 135,000 t | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 135,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 145,000 t | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 148,000 t | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 148,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 148,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 150,000 t | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 160,000 t | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 160,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 160,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 160,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 165,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 175,000 t | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 180,000 t | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 190,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 190,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 195,948 t | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 212,677 t | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 200,000 t | -6.0% |
| 1993 | 205,000 t | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 215,000 t | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 228,139 t | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 220,000 t | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 236,339 t | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 235,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 250,000 t | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 251,452 t | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 265,000 t | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 260,673 t | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 275,000 t | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 274,252 t | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 291,348 t | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 121,956 t | -58.1% |
| 2007 | 304,777 t | +149.9% |
| 2008 | 97,894 t | -67.9% |
| 2009 | 631,296 t | +544.9% |
| 2010 | 430,995 t | -31.7% |
| 2011 | 350,418 t | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 356,328 t | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 372,486 t | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 103,120 t | -72.3% |
| 2015 | 300,000 t | +190.9% |
| 2016 | 551,648 t | +83.9% |
| 2017 | 329,413 t | -40.3% |
| 2018 | 396,641 t | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 551,194 t | +39.0% |
| 2020 | 594,283 t | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 403,587 t | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 416,173 t | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 416,173 t | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 488,121 t | +17.3% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 488,121 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 177,426 t, 2.8× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mali's 488,121 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 105,675 t, 4.6× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Watermelons — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +544.9% | 97,894 t | 631,296 t |
| 2015 | +190.9% | 103,120 t | 300,000 t |
| 2007 | +149.9% | 121,956 t | 304,777 t |
| 2016 | +83.9% | 300,000 t | 551,648 t |
| 2014 | -72.3% | 372,486 t | 103,120 t |
| 2008 | -67.9% | 304,777 t | 97,894 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,222 t | 70,000 t | 105,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 133,900 t | 115,000 t | 148,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 169,000 t | 150,000 t | 190,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 219,810 t | 195,948 t | 250,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 277,365 t | 97,894 t | 631,296 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 374,224 t | 103,120 t | 551,648 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 463,667 t | 403,587 t | 594,283 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 21 Saudi Arabia 608,478 t compare
- 22 Greece 509,180 t compare
- 22 Caribbean 1.09 million t compare
- 23 Tunisia 504,092 t compare
- 25 Yugoslav SFR 447,000 t compare
- 26 Republic of Korea 442,884 t compare
- 27 Cabo Verde 1,080 t compare
- 27 Indonesia 421,009 t compare
More environment data for Mali
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is watermelons — production in Mali?
- Watermelons — production in Mali was 488,121 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest watermelons — production recorded in Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 631,296 t in 2009.
- What is the lowest watermelons — production recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,000 t in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for watermelons — production?
- Mali ranks 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2024.
- Is watermelons — production rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 373.4%. 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 Watermelons — 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.