Agricultural land — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Agricultural land — Area was 40,933 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 40,933 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Madagascar peaked at 40,933 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35,145 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 30th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,246 1000 ha | 35,145 1000 ha | 35,350 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 35,655 1000 ha | 35,370 1000 ha | 36,009 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 36,172 1000 ha | 36,050 1000 ha | 36,290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,958 1000 ha | 36,300 1000 ha | 39,071 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40,739 1000 ha | 39,910 1000 ha | 40,855 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,882 1000 ha | 40,855 1000 ha | 40,903 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,921 1000 ha | 40,908 1000 ha | 40,933 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 831.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 549.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 64.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 37,293 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 639.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Madagascar?
- Agricultural land — area in Madagascar was 40,933 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 40,933 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,145 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for agricultural land — area?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.