Greece vs Madagascar: Cropland area
Greece
2.90 million hectares
in 2023
Madagascar
3.60 million hectares
in 2023
Greece rank
73rd
Madagascar rank
70th
Cropland area over time
- Greece
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.60 million hectares against 2.90 million hectares in Greece, a difference of 704,030 hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 73rd and Madagascar ranks 70th of 219 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.84 million hectares | 2.25 million hectares | 1.59 million hectares | Greece |
| 1970s | 3.89 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.94 million hectares | 3.17 million hectares | 763,800 hectares | Greece |
| 1990s | 3.91 million hectares | 3.45 million hectares | 467,800 hectares | Greece |
| 2000s | 3.77 million hectares | 3.57 million hectares | 203,500 hectares | Greece |
| 2010s | 3.42 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 175,348 hectares | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 2.86 million hectares | 3.60 million hectares | 738,715 hectares | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland area, Greece or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.60 million hectares against 2.90 million hectares in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cropland area between Greece and Madagascar?
- 704,030 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Madagascar?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Madagascar rank globally for cropland area?
- Greece ranks 73rd and Madagascar ranks 70th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.