Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 236,550 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar, 1990–2025
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar is 236,550 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar peaked at 325,940 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 236,550 hectares, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 75th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,834 hectares | 311,729 hectares | 325,940 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 298,693 hectares | 287,236 hectares | 310,150 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 268,484 hectares | 254,210 hectares | 284,690 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 243,955 hectares | 236,550 hectares | 251,360 hectares | 6 |
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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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Madagascar was 236,550 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 325,940 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 236,550 hectares in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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