Above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar
Madagascar: Above-ground forest biomass was 115.02 tonnes per hectare in 2025. ▼ Falling
Above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar is 115.02 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar peaked at 145.49 tonnes per hectare in 1990 and was at its lowest, 115.02 tonnes per hectare, in 2020.
That places Madagascar 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 145.49 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2000 | 138.46 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 126.74 tonnes per hectare | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 120.88 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 163.2 tonnes per hectare | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 163.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 163.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 163.2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | -29.5% |
| 2025 | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 115.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 87.36 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 115.02 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.44 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145.49 tonnes per hectare | 145.49 tonnes per hectare | 145.49 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2000s | 138.46 tonnes per hectare | 138.46 tonnes per hectare | 138.46 tonnes per hectare | 1 |
| 2010s | 150.07 tonnes per hectare | 120.88 tonnes per hectare | 163.2 tonnes per hectare | 6 |
| 2020s | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | 115.02 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar?
- Above-ground forest biomass in Madagascar was 115.02 tonnes per hectare in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 145.49 tonnes per hectare in 1990.
- What is the lowest above-ground forest biomass recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.02 tonnes per hectare in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for above-ground forest biomass?
- Madagascar ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is above-ground forest biomass rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Above-ground forest biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Above-ground biomass in forest (tonnes per hectare).