Land area — Area, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land area — Area, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0018 1000 ha per person for land area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0111 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 62nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land area — Area, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.01 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0097 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0095 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0092 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.009 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0085 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0082 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.008 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0075 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0069 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0053 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0051 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0044 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0022 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.002 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 1000 ha per person | 0.009 1000 ha per person | 0.0111 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 1000 ha per person | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0087 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0057 1000 ha per person | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0021 1000 ha per person | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 1000 ha per person | 0.0018 1000 ha per person | 0.002 1000 ha per person | 5 |
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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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 4,049 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 27.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0.7834 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Country area — Area, per capita 0.0019 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area — area, per capita in Madagascar?
- Land area — area, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0111 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for land area — area, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.