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 208th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 | 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
- 205 South Sudan 8.48 % compare
- 206 Cayman Islands 7.41 % compare
- 207 Iceland 7.39 % compare
- 209 Colombia 7.26 % compare
- 210 Palau 6.98 % compare
- 211 Marshall Islands 6.88 % compare
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 — Area 3,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (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 208th out of 231 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.