Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 9,686 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 9,686 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Madagascar peaked at 13,351 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,686 1000 ha, in 2025.
That places Madagascar 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,351 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,286 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13,222 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 13,157 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,092 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13,028 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 12,963 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 12,898 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 12,834 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 12,769 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 12,704 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,600 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12,496 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12,391 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12,287 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12,183 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12,079 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 11,974 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11,870 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11,766 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,662 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,505 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,349 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11,193 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,036 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 10,880 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 10,762 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,645 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,527 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,410 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,292 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10,171 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 10,050 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 9,928 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 9,807 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 9,686 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9,686 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,412 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9,686 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,761 1000 ha, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,060 1000 ha | 12,769 1000 ha | 13,351 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,235 1000 ha | 11,766 1000 ha | 12,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,997 1000 ha | 10,410 1000 ha | 11,662 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,989 1000 ha | 9,686 1000 ha | 10,292 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Madagascar?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Madagascar was 9,686 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13,351 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,686 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Madagascar ranks 59th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Area. 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.