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 33rd out of 255 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.
Agricultural land — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 35,145 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 35,170 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 35,195 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 35,220 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 35,245 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 35,270 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 35,295 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 35,320 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 35,350 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 35,370 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 35,390 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 35,420 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 35,440 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 35,475 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 35,759 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 35,764 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 35,929 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 35,994 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 36,009 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 36,050 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 36,075 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 36,097 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 36,136 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 36,160 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 36,195 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 36,222 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 36,237 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 36,260 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 36,290 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 36,300 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 36,310 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 36,340 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 36,454 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 36,454 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36,570 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 37,394 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 38,230 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 39,071 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 39,910 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 40,800 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40,800 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40,803 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40,805 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40,855 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40,861 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40,866 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40,882 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 40,892 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40,903 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40,908 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40,913 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40,918 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40,933 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40,933 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 40,933 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 17,121 1000 ha, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 40,933 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,603 1000 ha, 3.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 33rd out of 255 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.