Forest land — Share in Land area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forest land — Share in Land area was 17.27 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Share in Land area in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Madagascar is 17.27 %, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Madagascar peaked at 23.52 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 17.27 %, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 167th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.52 % | — |
| 1991 | 23.4 % | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.29 % | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 23.18 % | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 23.06 % | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 22.95 % | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 22.72 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.61 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.49 % | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 22.38 % | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.2 % | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 22.01 % | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.83 % | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 21.64 % | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 21.46 % | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 21.28 % | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 21.09 % | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 20.91 % | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.73 % | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 20.54 % | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.26 % | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.98 % | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.71 % | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.43 % | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 19.16 % | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.95 % | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 18.74 % | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 18.54 % | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 18.33 % | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.12 % | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.91 % | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.69 % | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.48 % | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 17.27 % | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 17.27 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.99 %, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 17.27 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22 %, 78% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.01 % | 22.49 % | 23.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.55 % | 20.73 % | 22.38 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.36 % | 18.33 % | 20.54 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.69 % | 17.27 % | 18.12 % | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Madagascar?
- Forest land — share in land area in Madagascar was 17.27 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 23.52 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.27 % in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Madagascar ranks 167th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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 — Share in 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.