Forest land — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest land — Area was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Madagascar stood at 9,922 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Madagascar peaked at 13,677 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,922 1000 ha, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 63rd of 249 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,677 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,611 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13,545 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 13,478 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,412 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13,346 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13,280 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 13,213 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 13,147 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 13,081 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,014 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,908 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12,801 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12,694 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12,587 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12,480 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12,374 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12,267 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12,160 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12,053 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,946 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,786 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,626 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11,466 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,306 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 11,146 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11,025 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,905 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,784 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,664 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,544 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10,419 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 10,295 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 10,171 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 10,046 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 9,922 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9,922 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,436 1000 ha, 4.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9,922 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,914 1000 ha, 2.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,379 1000 ha | 13,081 1000 ha | 13,677 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,534 1000 ha | 12,053 1000 ha | 13,014 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,265 1000 ha | 10,664 1000 ha | 11,946 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,233 1000 ha | 9,922 1000 ha | 10,544 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Madagascar?
- Forest land — area in Madagascar was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13,677 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest land — area?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. 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 Forest land — Area. 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.