Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 22.85 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Madagascar stood at 22.85 %.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Madagascar peaked at 32.94 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 13.51 %, in 1964.
Madagascar ranks 75th of 201 countries on this measure, 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 | 14.1 % | 13.51 % | 14.7 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.9 % | 13.92 % | 20.27 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.9 % | 21.15 % | 31.46 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.88 % | 31.47 % | 32.94 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.57 % | 23.35 % | 24.09 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.17 % | 23.04 % | 23.35 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.92 % | 22.85 % | 23.01 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Madagascar?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Madagascar was 22.85 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 32.94 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.51 % in 1964.
- How does Madagascar rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Madagascar ranks 75th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.