Change forest vs gdp in Madagascar
Madagascar: Change forest vs gdp was -1.25 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change forest vs gdp in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -1.25 for change forest vs gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest vs gdp in Madagascar peaked at -0.4869 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.44, in 2015.
Madagascar ranks 218th of 227 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest vs gdp in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4869 | — |
| 1992 | -0.4893 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | -0.4917 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | -0.4942 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4966 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4991 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.5016 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | -0.5041 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5067 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5093 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | -0.8275 | +62.5% |
| 2002 | -0.8344 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | -0.8414 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -0.8486 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | -0.8558 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | -0.8632 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | -0.8707 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | -0.8784 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -0.8862 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | -0.8941 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | -1.36 | +52.0% |
| 2012 | -1.38 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | -1.4 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | -1.42 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | -1.44 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | -1.09 | -24.0% |
| 2017 | -1.1 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | -1.12 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | -1.13 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | -1.14 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | -1.19 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | -1.21 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | -1.22 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | -1.24 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | -1.25 | +1.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -1.25 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -1.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest vs gdp in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -62.5% | -0.5093 | -0.8275 |
| 2011 | -52.0% | -0.8941 | -1.36 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4967 | -0.5067 | -0.4869 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.8215 | -0.8862 | -0.5093 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.23 | -1.44 | -0.8941 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.21 | -1.25 | -1.14 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest vs gdp in Madagascar?
- Change forest vs gdp in Madagascar was -1.25 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest vs gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4869 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest vs gdp recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 in 2015.
- How does Madagascar rank for change forest vs gdp?
- Madagascar ranks 218th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest vs gdp rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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