Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) vs Madagascar: Primary Forest β€” Area

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
9,295 1000 ha
in 2025
Madagascar
7,373 1000 ha
in 2025
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank
21st
Madagascar rank
22nd

Primary Forest β€” Area over time

  • Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
  • Madagascar
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020072025

How they compare

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) currently reports 9,295 1000 ha against 7,373 1000 ha in Madagascar, a difference of 1,922 1000 ha.

That makes Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s figure about 1.3 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Madagascar ahead.

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 35 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) Madagascar Difference Ahead
1990s 9,245 1000 ha 9,942 1000 ha 696.93 1000 ha Madagascar
2000s 9,364 1000 ha 9,314 1000 ha 50.62 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2010s 9,331 1000 ha 8,371 1000 ha 959.94 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
2020s 9,305 1000 ha 7,604 1000 ha 1,701 1000 ha Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest β€” area, Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) or Madagascar?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), at 9,295 1000 ha against 7,373 1000 ha in Madagascar as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest β€” area between Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Madagascar?
1,922 1000 ha, with Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Madagascar?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and Madagascar rank globally for primary forest β€” area?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Primary Forest β€” Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Primary Forest β€” Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 data points, 1990–2025
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.