Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 831.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 831.7 1000 ha for land area equipped for irrigation — area in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Madagascar peaked at 1,087 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 300 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 316.67 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 330 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 453.4 1000 ha | 330 1000 ha | 610 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 824.2 1000 ha | 645 1000 ha | 1,035 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,087 1000 ha | 1,086 1000 ha | 1,087 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 831.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 49 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,055 1000 ha compare
- 50 Kyrgyzstan 1,021 1000 ha compare
- 51 Ethiopia 858.16 1000 ha compare
- 53 New Zealand 799 1000 ha compare
- 54 Germany 791.8 1000 ha compare
- 55 Tajikistan 748.66 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.85 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Madagascar?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Madagascar was 831.7 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 300 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Madagascar ranks 52nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 equipped for irrigation — 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.