Cropland — Area per capita in Madagascar

Madagascar: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.11 ha/cap
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
145th
of 232 countries
All-time high
0.41 ha/cap
in 1961
All-time low
0.11 ha/cap
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Cropland — Area per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024

0.10.20.30.4196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 0.11 ha/cap for cropland — area per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.41 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.11 ha/cap, in 2024.

Madagascar ranks 145th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3856 ha/cap 0.36 ha/cap 0.41 ha/cap 9
1970s 0.347 ha/cap 0.33 ha/cap 0.36 ha/cap 10
1980s 0.309 ha/cap 0.28 ha/cap 0.34 ha/cap 10
1990s 0.247 ha/cap 0.22 ha/cap 0.27 ha/cap 10
2000s 0.189 ha/cap 0.17 ha/cap 0.21 ha/cap 10
2010s 0.143 ha/cap 0.13 ha/cap 0.16 ha/cap 10
2020s 0.118 ha/cap 0.11 ha/cap 0.12 ha/cap 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 145 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
  2. 145 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
  3. 145 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
  4. 145 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
  5. 145 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
  6. 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
  7. 145 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
  8. 145 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland — area per capita in Madagascar?
Cropland — area per capita in Madagascar was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 0.41 ha/cap in 1961.
What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024.
How does Madagascar rank for cropland — area per capita?
Madagascar ranks 145th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cropland — Area per capita
Unit
ha/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
266 places, 15,610 data points, 1961–2024
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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.