How does Madagascar rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?

Madagascar ranks 36th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar

Name: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Madagascar: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded was 261.71 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

261.71 1000 ha

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

36th

of 240 countries

All-time high

298.24 1000 ha

in 2001

All-time low

184.45 1000 ha

in 2006

Years of data

2001–2024

Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar, 2001–2024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar is 261.71 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar peaked at 298.24 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 184.45 1000 ha, in 2006.

Madagascar ranks 36th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	213.04 1000 ha	184.45 1000 ha	298.24 1000 ha	9
2010s	218.19 1000 ha	190.42 1000 ha	244.85 1000 ha	10
2020s	252.39 1000 ha	244.83 1000 ha	261.71 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

33 Colombia 273.34 1000 ha compare
34 Angola 272.62 1000 ha compare
35 Greece 271.75 1000 ha compare
37 Bahamas 260.18 1000 ha compare
38 Thailand 251.01 1000 ha compare
39 Iceland 241.58 1000 ha compare

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More environment data for Madagascar

Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
Recovered paper — Production 870 t (2024)
Total fibre furnish — Production 2,870 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4,991 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 811 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export value 244 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 112 t (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import value 29,923 1000 USD (2024)
Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 38,226 t (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar?: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded in Madagascar was 261.71 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 298.24 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 184.45 1000 ha in 2006.
How does Madagascar rank for shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded?: Madagascar ranks 36th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. 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 Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.