Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 234,131 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Madagascar stood at 234,131 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Madagascar peaked at 241,799 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 234,131 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Madagascar ranks 19th of 71 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 240,407 Square kilometres | 239,015 Square kilometres | 241,799 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 237,101 Square kilometres | 237,061 Square kilometres | 237,141 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 234,546 Square kilometres | 234,131 Square kilometres | 234,960 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 16 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 162,424 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Peru 153,926 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Colombia 151,344 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Mali 140,675 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Niger 139,551 Square kilometres compare
- 21 New Zealand 139,349 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Kenya 135,219 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.98 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.67 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 48,948 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 372,950 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 581,800 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 36,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 587,295 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest 120,782 Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Madagascar?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Madagascar was 234,131 Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 241,799 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 234,131 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Madagascar ranks 19th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation