Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Madagascar
Madagascar: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 97.62 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 97.62 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Madagascar peaked at 97.62 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.62 %, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 97th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 97.62 % | — |
| 1991 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.62 % | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 97.62 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 97.62 %, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 97.62 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 97.67 %, 100% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 97.62 % | 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 — share in forest land in Madagascar?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Madagascar was 97.62 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 97.62 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.62 % in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Madagascar ranks 97th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.