Madagascar vs Western Europe: Agriculture — Area

Madagascar
40,933 1000 ha
in 2024
Western Europe
54,120 1000 ha
in 2024
Madagascar rank
30th
Western Europe rank
31st

Agriculture — Area over time

  • Madagascar
  • Western Europe
020.0k40.0k60.0k196119922024

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 54,120 1000 ha against 40,933 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 13,187 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 237 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Western Europe Difference Ahead
1960s 35,246 1000 ha 62,513 1000 ha 27,267 1000 ha Western Europe
1970s 35,655 1000 ha 59,829 1000 ha 24,174 1000 ha Western Europe
1980s 36,172 1000 ha 57,890 1000 ha 21,718 1000 ha Western Europe
1990s 36,958 1000 ha 55,559 1000 ha 18,602 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 40,739 1000 ha 54,261 1000 ha 13,522 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 40,882 1000 ha 53,969 1000 ha 13,087 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 40,921 1000 ha 54,241 1000 ha 13,320 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture — area, Madagascar or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 54,120 1000 ha against 40,933 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture — area between Madagascar and Western Europe?
13,187 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Western Europe?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Western Europe rank globally for agriculture — area?
Madagascar ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st 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.