Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 1.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar peaked at 1.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 105 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5% | — |
| 2000 | 0.9% | +84.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +53.7% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.1× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6%, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Madagascar was 1.3% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.