Temporary crops — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Temporary crops — Area was 2,336 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Temporary crops — Area in Madagascar, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2,336 1000 ha for temporary crops — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary crops — area in Madagascar peaked at 2,336 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,104 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Madagascar 79th out of 242 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Temporary crops — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,104 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,109 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2,116 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2,122 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 2,164 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 2,179 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2,186 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,212 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 2,231 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2,240 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,264 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2,264 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,282 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2,290 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,284 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2,289 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,296 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2,294 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,304 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2,316 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2,336 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,336 1000 ha, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2,336 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,076 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,158 1000 ha | 2,104 1000 ha | 2,231 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,281 1000 ha | 2,240 1000 ha | 2,304 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,332 1000 ha | 2,316 1000 ha | 2,336 1000 ha | 5 |
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 temporary crops — area in Madagascar?
- Temporary crops — area in Madagascar was 2,336 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temporary crops — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,336 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest temporary crops — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,104 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for temporary crops — area?
- Madagascar ranks 79th out of 242 countries with data for 2024.
- Is temporary crops — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 Temporary crops — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.