Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar
Madagascar: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods was -124,278 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar is -124,278 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar peaked at -66,278 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -160,132 hectares, in 2011.
That places Madagascar 218th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -66,278 hectares | -66,278 hectares | -66,278 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -102,757 hectares | -106,810 hectares | -66,278 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -138,917 hectares | -160,132 hectares | -106,810 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -123,636 hectares | -124,278 hectares | -120,426 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.12 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Madagascar was -124,278 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -66,278 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -160,132 hectares in 2011.
- How does Madagascar rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Madagascar ranks 218th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.