Share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of forest area within protected areas was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar is 34.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar peaked at 34.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 1990.
That places Madagascar 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14.0% | — |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +145.4% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | +15.9% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.4% | -13.7% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 34.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.9%, 2.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 34.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 | 38.0% | 34.4% | 39.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 34.4% | 34.4% | 2 |
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 share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Madagascar was 34.4% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Madagascar ranks 51st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).