Madagascar vs Southern Europe: Agriculture — Area

Madagascar
40,933 1000 ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
57,421 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
30th
Southern Europe rank
30th

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Southern Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922024

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 57,421 1000 ha against 40,933 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 16,488 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 30th and Southern Europe ranks 30th of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 35,246 1000 ha 82,089 1000 ha 46,843 1000 ha Southern Europe
1970s 35,655 1000 ha 78,441 1000 ha 42,786 1000 ha Southern Europe
1980s 36,172 1000 ha 76,537 1000 ha 40,365 1000 ha Southern Europe
1990s 36,958 1000 ha 72,576 1000 ha 35,618 1000 ha Southern Europe
2000s 40,739 1000 ha 66,700 1000 ha 25,961 1000 ha Southern Europe
2010s 40,882 1000 ha 61,537 1000 ha 20,655 1000 ha Southern Europe
2020s 40,921 1000 ha 59,638 1000 ha 18,717 1000 ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Madagascar or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 57,421 1000 ha against 40,933 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Madagascar and Southern Europe?
16,488 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Southern Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Southern Europe rank globally for agriculture — area?
Madagascar ranks 30th and Southern Europe ranks 30th of 237 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agriculture — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agriculture — Area
Unit
1000 ha
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
Last refreshed

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.