Land area — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land area — Area was 58,180 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area — Area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area — area in Madagascar is 58,180 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area — area in Madagascar peaked at 58,180 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58,154 1000 ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 47th of 248 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,177 1000 ha | 58,154 1000 ha | 58,180 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 58,180 1000 ha | 58,180 1000 ha | 58,180 1000 ha | 5 |
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 land area — area in Madagascar?
- Land area — area in Madagascar was 58,180 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 58,180 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest land area — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,154 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for land area — area?
- Madagascar ranks 47th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area — 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.