What is land use over the long-term in Madagascar?

Land use over the long-term in Madagascar was 37.30 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 37.30 million hectares in 2011.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million hectares in 1000.

How does Madagascar rank for land use over the long-term?

Madagascar ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Madagascar

Name: Land use over the long-term in Madagascar
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Madagascar: Land use over the long-term was 37.30 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

37.30 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 202 countries

All-time high

37.30 million hectares

in 2011

All-time low

1.33 million hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Madagascar, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Madagascar is 37.30 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Madagascar peaked at 37.30 million hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million hectares, in 1000.

Madagascar ranks 18th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	1.33 million hectares	1.33 million hectares	1.33 million hectares	1
1100s	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1.88 million hectares	1
1200s	2.43 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	2.43 million hectares	1
1300s	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	2.98 million hectares	1
1400s	3.54 million hectares	3.54 million hectares	3.54 million hectares	1
1500s	4.64 million hectares	4.64 million hectares	4.64 million hectares	1
1600s	5.64 million hectares	5.64 million hectares	5.64 million hectares	1
1700s	6.63 million hectares	6.63 million hectares	6.63 million hectares	1
1710s	7.31 million hectares	7.31 million hectares	7.31 million hectares	1
1720s	7.99 million hectares	7.99 million hectares	7.99 million hectares	1
1730s	8.67 million hectares	8.67 million hectares	8.67 million hectares	1
1740s	9.35 million hectares	9.35 million hectares	9.35 million hectares	1
1750s	10.03 million hectares	10.03 million hectares	10.03 million hectares	1
1760s	10.71 million hectares	10.71 million hectares	10.71 million hectares	1
1770s	11.39 million hectares	11.39 million hectares	11.39 million hectares	1
1780s	12.07 million hectares	12.07 million hectares	12.07 million hectares	1
1790s	12.75 million hectares	12.75 million hectares	12.75 million hectares	1
1800s	13.43 million hectares	13.43 million hectares	13.43 million hectares	1
1810s	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	14.11 million hectares	1
1820s	14.79 million hectares	14.79 million hectares	14.79 million hectares	1
1830s	15.47 million hectares	15.47 million hectares	15.47 million hectares	1
1840s	16.15 million hectares	16.15 million hectares	16.15 million hectares	1
1850s	16.83 million hectares	16.83 million hectares	16.83 million hectares	1
1860s	17.34 million hectares	17.34 million hectares	17.34 million hectares	1
1870s	17.87 million hectares	17.87 million hectares	17.87 million hectares	1
1880s	18.59 million hectares	18.59 million hectares	18.59 million hectares	1
1890s	19.35 million hectares	19.35 million hectares	19.35 million hectares	1
1900s	18.04 million hectares	18.04 million hectares	18.04 million hectares	1
1910s	17.33 million hectares	17.33 million hectares	17.33 million hectares	1
1920s	16.99 million hectares	16.99 million hectares	16.99 million hectares	1
1930s	19.71 million hectares	19.71 million hectares	19.71 million hectares	1
1940s	22.65 million hectares	22.65 million hectares	22.65 million hectares	1
1950s	28.61 million hectares	26.33 million hectares	31.46 million hectares	10
1960s	32.92 million hectares	32.22 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	10
1970s	33.00 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	10
1980s	33.00 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	10
1990s	33.61 million hectares	33.00 million hectares	36.00 million hectares	10
2000s	37.26 million hectares	37.00 million hectares	37.30 million hectares	10
2010s	37.30 million hectares	37.30 million hectares	37.30 million hectares	10
2020s	37.30 million hectares	37.30 million hectares	37.30 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

15 Angola 40.28 million hectares compare
16 Mauritania 39.25 million hectares compare
17 Namibia 38.00 million hectares compare
19 Turkmenistan 37.17 million hectares compare
20 Colombia 35.30 million hectares compare
21 Mali 34.64 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Madagascar

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.12 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Madagascar?: Land use over the long-term in Madagascar was 37.30 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 37.30 million hectares in 2011.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million hectares in 1000.
How does Madagascar rank for land use over the long-term?: Madagascar ranks 18th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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