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 64th out of 240 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.
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 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 831.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 549.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 64.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 37,293 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 639.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,000 1000 ha (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 64th out of 240 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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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.