Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Madagascar
Madagascar: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 7.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Madagascar is 7.33 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Madagascar peaked at 7.96 % in 1993 and was at its lowest, 5.48 %, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 225th of 248 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.48 % | — |
| 1962 | 5.52 % | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 5.55 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 5.59 % | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 5.63 % | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 5.67 % | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 5.71 % | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 5.75 % | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 5.8 % | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 5.82 % | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.85 % | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.9 % | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.93 % | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 5.99 % | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 6.42 % | +7.2% |
| 1976 | 6.4 % | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 6.8 % | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 6.95 % | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 7 % | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 7.05 % | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 7.1 % | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 7.12 % | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.2 % | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 7.25 % | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 7.32 % | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 7.37 % | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 7.4 % | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 7.45 % | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7.47 % | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 7.49 % | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 7.57 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.65 % | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 7.96 % | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 7.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 7.96 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 7.93 % | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.76 % | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 7.59 % | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 7.42 % | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 7.27 % | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 7.23 % | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 7.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.34 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.33 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.33 % | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7.33 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 24% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7.33 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 32% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.63 % | 5.48 % | 5.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.31 % | 5.82 % | 7 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.27 % | 7.05 % | 7.47 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.73 % | 7.42 % | 7.96 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.29 % | 7.23 % | 7.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.34 % | 7.33 % | 7.34 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 % | 7.33 % | 7.33 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 222 South Sudan 8.48 % compare
- 223 Cayman Islands 7.41 % compare
- 224 Iceland 7.39 % compare
- 226 Colombia 7.26 % compare
- 227 Palau 6.98 % compare
- 228 Marshall Islands 6.88 % 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)
- 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 arable land — share in agricultural land in Madagascar?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Madagascar was 7.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 7.96 % in 1993.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 % in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Madagascar ranks 225th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.