What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Malawi and Mali?

14,626 FAO, tonnes, with Mali ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?

50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Mali: Cereal imports quantity

Malawi

199,076 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Mali

213,702 FAO, tonnes

in 2010

Malawi rank

37th

Mali rank

35th

Cereal imports quantity over time

Malawi
Mali

How they compare

Mali currently reports 213,702 FAO, tonnes against 199,076 FAO, tonnes in Malawi, a difference of 14,626 FAO, tonnes.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 37th and Mali ranks 35th of 53 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Mali	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12,259 FAO, tonnes	15,004 FAO, tonnes	2,745 FAO, tonnes	Mali
1970s	35,434 FAO, tonnes	113,143 FAO, tonnes	77,710 FAO, tonnes	Mali
1980s	60,622 FAO, tonnes	162,293 FAO, tonnes	101,670 FAO, tonnes	Mali
1990s	306,098 FAO, tonnes	97,790 FAO, tonnes	208,307 FAO, tonnes	Malawi
2000s	180,201 FAO, tonnes	267,122 FAO, tonnes	86,921 FAO, tonnes	Mali
2010s	199,076 FAO, tonnes	213,702 FAO, tonnes	14,626 FAO, tonnes	Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal imports quantity, Malawi or Mali?: Mali, at 213,702 FAO, tonnes against 199,076 FAO, tonnes in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in cereal imports quantity between Malawi and Mali?: 14,626 FAO, tonnes, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for cereal imports quantity?: Malawi ranks 37th and Mali ranks 35th of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cereal imports quantity (FAO, tonnes)
Unit: FAO, tonnes
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,918 data points, 1961–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded.