Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 120,782 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar is 120,782 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar peaked at 134,624 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 120,782 Square kilometres, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 134,624 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 133,921 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 133,217 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 132,513 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 131,809 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 131,106 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 130,402 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 129,698 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 128,994 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 128,290 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 127,587 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 126,975 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 126,363 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 125,752 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 125,140 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 124,528 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 123,917 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 123,305 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 122,693 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 122,082 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 121,470 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 121,544 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 121,617 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 121,691 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 121,765 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 121,839 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 121,707 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 121,575 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 121,442 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 121,310 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 121,178 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 121,046 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 120,914 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 120,782 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,457 Square kilometres | 128,290 Square kilometres | 134,624 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 124,834 Square kilometres | 122,082 Square kilometres | 127,587 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,596 Square kilometres | 121,310 Square kilometres | 121,839 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,980 Square kilometres | 120,782 Square kilometres | 121,178 Square kilometres | 4 |
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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 — Land area 581,800 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 587,295 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 36,000 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 372,950 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Madagascar was 120,782 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 134,624 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,782 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 12 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata