Other land — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Other land — Area was 7,201 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other land — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Madagascar is 7,201 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Madagascar peaked at 8,354 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,447 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 69th out of 259 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Other land — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8,177 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 8,233 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 8,269 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 8,221 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 8,288 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 8,354 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 8,304 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 7,547 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 6,777 1000 ha | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 6,003 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 5,230 1000 ha | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 4,447 1000 ha | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 4,553 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4,657 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 4,762 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4,818 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,925 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5,032 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 5,139 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 5,246 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 5,353 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5,538 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5,693 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5,849 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5,992 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6,142 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6,252 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6,372 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6,493 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,613 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 6,729 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 6,848 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6,967 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7,077 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 7,201 1000 ha | +1.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7,201 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 6,882 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7,201 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,174 1000 ha, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,817 1000 ha | 6,003 1000 ha | 8,354 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,881 1000 ha | 4,447 1000 ha | 5,246 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,030 1000 ha | 5,353 1000 ha | 6,613 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,964 1000 ha | 6,729 1000 ha | 7,201 1000 ha | 5 |
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 other land — area in Madagascar?
- Other land — area in Madagascar was 7,201 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,354 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,447 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for other land — area?
- Madagascar ranks 69th out of 259 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Other land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.