Country area — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Country area — Area was 59,190 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area in Madagascar is 59,190 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Madagascar peaked at 59,190 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58,704 1000 ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 56th of 267 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Country area — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 58,704 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 58,704 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 58,730 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 59,190 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 59,190 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 59,190 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,420 1000 ha, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,727 1000 ha | 58,704 1000 ha | 58,730 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,822 1000 ha | 58,730 1000 ha | 59,190 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 country area — area in Madagascar?
- Country area — area in Madagascar was 59,190 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 59,190 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,704 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for country area — area?
- Madagascar ranks 56th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — 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.