Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 64.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Madagascar stood at 64.1 %.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Madagascar peaked at 64.13 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56.75 %, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 11th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 56.75 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.69 % | 56.75 % | 61.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.99 % | 62.69 % | 64.13 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.1 % | 64.1 % | 64.13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1 % | 64.1 % | 64.1 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.11 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Madagascar?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Madagascar was 64.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 64.13 % in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.75 % in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 meadows and pastures — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.