Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Arable land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 118th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0036 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0037 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 1000 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 ha per square kilometre, 44% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 1000 ha per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0034 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0039 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 115 Bermuda 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 116 Mali 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 117 Liberia 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 120 Zambia 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Belize 0.0046 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3469 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Arable land — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest arable land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for arable land — area, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 118th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.