Cropland — Area per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.11 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 145 Costa Rica 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Georgia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Haiti 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 New Zealand 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Papua New Guinea 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Slovenia 0.11 ha/cap compare
- 145 Sri Lanka 0.11 ha/cap 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 — Share in Agricultural land 7.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,000 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.