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 56th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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
- 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 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 56th out of 231 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.