Madagascar vs New Zealand: Cropland — Area per capita

Madagascar
0.11 ha/cap
in 2024
New Zealand
0.11 ha/cap
in 2024
Madagascar rank
126th
New Zealand rank
126th

Cropland — Area per capita over time

  • Madagascar
  • New Zealand
0.10.20.30.4196119922024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in New Zealand, a difference of 0 ha/cap.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 126th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar New Zealand Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3856 ha/cap 0.1556 ha/cap 0.23 ha/cap Madagascar
1970s 0.347 ha/cap 0.137 ha/cap 0.21 ha/cap Madagascar
1980s 0.309 ha/cap 0.144 ha/cap 0.165 ha/cap Madagascar
1990s 0.247 ha/cap 0.121 ha/cap 0.126 ha/cap Madagascar
2000s 0.189 ha/cap 0.12 ha/cap 0.069 ha/cap Madagascar
2010s 0.143 ha/cap 0.128 ha/cap 0.015 ha/cap Madagascar
2020s 0.118 ha/cap 0.12 ha/cap 0.002 ha/cap New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland — area per capita, Madagascar or New Zealand?
Madagascar, at 0.11 ha/cap against 0.11 ha/cap in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in cropland — area per capita between Madagascar and New Zealand?
0 ha/cap, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for cropland — area per capita?
Madagascar ranks 126th and New Zealand ranks 126th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 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.