Algeria vs Madagascar: Total agricultural area over the long term
Algeria
41.28 million
in 2025
Madagascar
40.90 million
in 2025
Algeria rank
24th
Madagascar rank
25th
Total agricultural area over the long term over time
- Algeria
- Madagascar
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 41.28 million against 40.90 million in Madagascar, a difference of 385,000.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Algeria ahead.
Algeria ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 19 and Madagascar in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 7.59 million | 1.41 million | 6.18 million | Algeria |
| 1100s | 7.40 million | 2.00 million | 5.40 million | Algeria |
| 1200s | 6.65 million | 2.59 million | 4.06 million | Algeria |
| 1300s | 5.81 million | 3.18 million | 2.64 million | Algeria |
| 1400s | 5.80 million | 3.77 million | 2.04 million | Algeria |
| 1500s | 8.35 million | 4.94 million | 3.40 million | Algeria |
| 1600s | 7.05 million | 6.00 million | 1.04 million | Algeria |
| 1700s | 7.05 million | 7.06 million | 9,640 | Madagascar |
| 1710s | 7.36 million | 7.79 million | 428,720 | Madagascar |
| 1720s | 7.66 million | 8.51 million | 849,240 | Madagascar |
| 1730s | 7.96 million | 9.23 million | 1.27 million | Madagascar |
| 1740s | 8.27 million | 9.96 million | 1.69 million | Madagascar |
| 1750s | 8.57 million | 10.68 million | 2.11 million | Madagascar |
| 1760s | 8.87 million | 11.41 million | 2.53 million | Madagascar |
| 1770s | 9.18 million | 12.13 million | 2.95 million | Madagascar |
| 1780s | 9.48 million | 12.85 million | 3.37 million | Madagascar |
| 1790s | 9.79 million | 13.58 million | 3.79 million | Madagascar |
| 1800s | 10.09 million | 14.30 million | 4.21 million | Madagascar |
| 1810s | 10.39 million | 15.03 million | 4.63 million | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 10.60 million | 15.75 million | 5.15 million | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 10.79 million | 16.47 million | 5.68 million | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 10.99 million | 17.20 million | 6.21 million | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 12.06 million | 17.92 million | 5.87 million | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 13.34 million | 18.47 million | 5.13 million | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 14.75 million | 19.03 million | 4.28 million | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 16.32 million | 19.80 million | 3.49 million | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 17.99 million | 20.61 million | 2.62 million | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 20.99 million | 19.21 million | 1.78 million | Algeria |
| 1910s | 22.61 million | 18.46 million | 4.16 million | Algeria |
| 1920s | 24.87 million | 18.09 million | 6.77 million | Algeria |
| 1930s | 29.37 million | 21.00 million | 8.38 million | Algeria |
| 1940s | 34.05 million | 24.13 million | 9.92 million | Algeria |
| 1950s | 39.05 million | 30.47 million | 8.58 million | Algeria |
| 1960s | 43.25 million | 35.15 million | 8.10 million | Algeria |
| 1970s | 43.31 million | 35.66 million | 7.66 million | Algeria |
| 1980s | 39.44 million | 36.17 million | 3.27 million | Algeria |
| 1990s | 39.33 million | 37.06 million | 2.28 million | Algeria |
| 2000s | 40.70 million | 40.83 million | 133,960 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 41.44 million | 40.90 million | 541,350 | Algeria |
| 2020s | 41.30 million | 40.90 million | 406,833 | Algeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total agricultural area over the long term, Algeria or Madagascar?
- Algeria, at 41.28 million against 40.90 million in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total agricultural area over the long term between Algeria and Madagascar?
- 385,000, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Madagascar?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Madagascar rank globally for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Algeria ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 25th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.