What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.

What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.

How does Madagascar rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?

Madagascar ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.

Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar

Name: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Madagascar: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

104th

of 178 countries

All-time high

0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Madagascar 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961 to 2023.
Year	1000 ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.5%
1963	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.3%
1964	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.2%
1965	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.0%
1966	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.8%
1967	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.7%
1968	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.6%
1969	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.4%
1970	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.3%
1971	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.2%
1972	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.1%
1973	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.0%
1974	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.2%
1975	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+31.9%
1976	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1977	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.3%
1978	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1979	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.9%
1980	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+4.2%
1981	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.1%
1982	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.3%
1983	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1984	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.8%
1985	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.0%
1986	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.4%
1987	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.9%
1988	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.5%
1989	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+3.5%
1990	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1991	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	-3.4%
1992	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1993	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	-1.0%
1994	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1996	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1997	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	-2.2%
1998	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.2%
1999	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.9%
2000	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.7%
2001	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.8%
2002	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.1%
2003	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.4%
2004	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.4%
2005	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2009	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2010	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2011	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	-0.0%
2012	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.0%
2013	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.8%
2014	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
2015	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.7%
2016	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+1.8%
2017	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2018	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2019	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2020	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.9%
2021	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.8%
2022	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+0.9%
2023	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	+2.3%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

Madagascar's 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre, 88% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Madagascar's 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0014 1000 ha per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1975	+31.9%	0.0006 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0007 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0008 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

101 Eswatini 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
102 Iraq 0.0012 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
103 Poland 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
105 Nepal 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
106 Uzbekistan 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
107 Egypt 0.001 1000 ha per square kilometre compare

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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)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3469 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar?: Permanent crops — area, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 0.0011 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest permanent crops — area, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for permanent crops — area, per square kilometre?: Madagascar ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is permanent crops — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Permanent crops — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Permanent crops — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Permanent crops — Area, per square kilometre
Unit: 1000 ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 10,140 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 September 2026

Permanent crops — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.