Permanent crops — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Permanent crops — Area was 639.58 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 639.58 1000 ha for permanent crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — area in Madagascar peaked at 639.58 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 220 1000 ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 63rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 230 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 240 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 250 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 260 1000 ha | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 270 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 280 1000 ha | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 290 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 300 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 310 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 320 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 330 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 340 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 351 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 463 1000 ha | +31.9% |
| 1976 | 475 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 486 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 493.6 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 489 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 509.5 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 515.3 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 527.1 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 535.7 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 539.8 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 545.1 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 552.5 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 557.2 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 560.1 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 579.6 1000 ha | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 579.6 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 560 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 560.1 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 554.4 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 554.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 554.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 554.4 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 542.4 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 543.4 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 548.4 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 552.1 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 556.7 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 557.3 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 559.7 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 562.2 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 567.8 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 572.5 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 589.3 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 599.2 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 609.8 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 609.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 609.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 609.8 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 615.01 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 620.15 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 625.46 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 639.58 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 639.58 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 639.58 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 282.19 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 639.58 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 203.47 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent crops — Area 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% | 351 1000 ha | 463 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 260 1000 ha | 220 1000 ha | 300 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 405.76 1000 ha | 310 1000 ha | 493.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 542.19 1000 ha | 509.5 1000 ha | 579.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 555.15 1000 ha | 542.4 1000 ha | 579.6 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 559.9 1000 ha | 552.1 1000 ha | 562.2 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 589.24 1000 ha | 562.2 1000 ha | 609.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 627.96 1000 ha | 615.01 1000 ha | 639.58 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 permanent crops — area in Madagascar?
- Permanent crops — area in Madagascar was 639.58 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 639.58 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for permanent crops — area?
- Madagascar ranks 63rd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent crops — 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.