Share global forest in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share global forest was 0.2397 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2397
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
54th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.3149
in 1990
All-time low
0.2397
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Madagascar is 0.2397, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Madagascar peaked at 0.3149 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2397, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 54th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3149 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3141 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3134 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3126 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3119 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3111 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3103 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3095 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3088 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.308 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3072 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3049 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3027 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3004 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2981 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2958 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2935 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2913 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.289 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2867 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2844 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2808 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2773 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2737 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2701 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2666 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2639 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2612 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2585 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2558 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2531 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2504 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2478 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2451 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2424 | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2397 | -1.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2397 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2397 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3115 | 0.308 | 0.3149 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.297 | 0.2867 | 0.3072 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2692 | 0.2558 | 0.2844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2464 | 0.2397 | 0.2531 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0019 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 1.14 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 64.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Madagascar?
- Share global forest in Madagascar was 0.2397 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3149 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2397 in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for share global forest?
- Madagascar ranks 54th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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