Madagascar vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Agricultural land — Share in Land area

Madagascar
70.36 %
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
41.05 %
in 2024
Madagascar rank
19th
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
18th

Agricultural land — Share in Land area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 70.36 % against 41.05 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), a difference of 29.31 %.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.7 times Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 19th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th of 220 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1960s 60.61 % 37.13 % 23.48 % Madagascar
1970s 61.31 % 37.42 % 23.9 % Madagascar
1980s 62.2 % 37.77 % 24.43 % Madagascar
1990s 63.55 % 38.46 % 25.09 % Madagascar
2000s 70.05 % 39.34 % 30.71 % Madagascar
2010s 70.27 % 40.49 % 29.78 % Madagascar
2020s 70.34 % 41.05 % 29.28 % Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural land — share in land area, Madagascar or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Madagascar, at 70.36 % against 41.05 % in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) as of 2024.
What is the difference in agricultural land — share in land area between Madagascar and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
29.31 %, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for agricultural land — share in land area?
Madagascar ranks 19th and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 18th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.