Land use hidden — Total area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land use hidden — Total area was 587,295 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
587,295 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 13 countries
All-time high
587,295 Square kilometres
in 2011
All-time low
587,040 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Madagascar stood at 587,295 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — total area in Madagascar peaked at 587,295 Square kilometres in 2011 and was at its lowest, 587,040 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Land use hidden — Total area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 587,040 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 587,040 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 587,295 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,270 Square kilometres | 587,040 Square kilometres | 587,295 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,295 Square kilometres | 587,295 Square kilometres | 587,295 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 OECD 43.55 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Ethiopia 1.14 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 Mauritania 1.03 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 17.13 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Canada 15.63 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 United States 9.83 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.34 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 785,350 Square kilometres compare
- 5 China 9.60 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 88,070 Square kilometres compare
- 6 Brazil 8.51 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Viet Nam 331,338 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 — Land area 581,800 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 — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.2708 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — total area in Madagascar?
- Land use hidden — total area in Madagascar was 587,295 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 587,295 Square kilometres in 2011.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 587,040 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Madagascar ranks 3rd out of 13 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Total area. 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