Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 34.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar, 1990β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar is 34.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar peaked at 34.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 42nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 39 Turks and Caicos Islands 35.0% compare
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- 41 Azerbaijan 34.4% compare
- 43 Anguilla 0.2% compare
- 43 Poland 33.9% compare
- 44 Lithuania 32.7% compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 32.6% compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 35.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 123.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper β Production 870 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 2,870 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Madagascar was 34.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Madagascar ranks 42nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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