What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?

971,300 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Agricultural area over the long-term

Madagascar

40.90 million hectares

in 2025

Tanzania, United Republic of

39.92 million hectares

in 2025

Madagascar rank

25th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

27th

Agricultural area over the long-term over time

Madagascar
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 40.90 million hectares against 39.92 million hectares in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 971,300 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Madagascar ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 14 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 26.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1000s	1.41 million hectares	4.60 million hectares	3.19 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1100s	2.00 million hectares	7.19 million hectares	5.19 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1200s	2.59 million hectares	9.66 million hectares	7.07 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1300s	3.18 million hectares	11.98 million hectares	8.80 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1400s	3.77 million hectares	14.12 million hectares	10.35 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1500s	4.94 million hectares	8.84 million hectares	3.90 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1600s	6.00 million hectares	10.29 million hectares	4.28 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1700s	7.06 million hectares	11.44 million hectares	4.38 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1710s	7.79 million hectares	12.27 million hectares	4.48 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1720s	8.51 million hectares	13.08 million hectares	4.57 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1730s	9.23 million hectares	13.87 million hectares	4.64 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1740s	9.96 million hectares	14.65 million hectares	4.69 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1750s	10.68 million hectares	15.40 million hectares	4.72 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1760s	11.41 million hectares	16.15 million hectares	4.74 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1770s	12.13 million hectares	16.87 million hectares	4.74 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1780s	12.85 million hectares	17.57 million hectares	4.71 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1790s	13.58 million hectares	18.24 million hectares	4.66 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1800s	14.30 million hectares	18.89 million hectares	4.59 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1810s	15.03 million hectares	19.52 million hectares	4.49 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1820s	15.75 million hectares	20.12 million hectares	4.37 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1830s	16.47 million hectares	20.68 million hectares	4.21 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1840s	17.20 million hectares	21.21 million hectares	4.01 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1850s	17.92 million hectares	21.70 million hectares	3.78 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1860s	18.47 million hectares	21.16 million hectares	2.69 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1870s	19.03 million hectares	20.61 million hectares	1.58 million hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1880s	19.80 million hectares	20.03 million hectares	224,400 hectares	Tanzania, United Republic of
1890s	20.61 million hectares	20.02 million hectares	593,600 hectares	Madagascar
1900s	19.21 million hectares	18.05 million hectares	1.17 million hectares	Madagascar
1910s	18.46 million hectares	16.88 million hectares	1.58 million hectares	Madagascar
1920s	18.09 million hectares	16.35 million hectares	1.74 million hectares	Madagascar
1930s	21.00 million hectares	18.25 million hectares	2.75 million hectares	Madagascar
1940s	24.13 million hectares	19.93 million hectares	4.20 million hectares	Madagascar
1950s	30.47 million hectares	23.79 million hectares	6.68 million hectares	Madagascar
1960s	35.15 million hectares	26.66 million hectares	8.49 million hectares	Madagascar
1970s	35.66 million hectares	29.10 million hectares	6.56 million hectares	Madagascar
1980s	36.17 million hectares	31.40 million hectares	4.77 million hectares	Madagascar
1990s	37.06 million hectares	32.75 million hectares	4.30 million hectares	Madagascar
2000s	40.83 million hectares	35.31 million hectares	5.52 million hectares	Madagascar
2010s	40.90 million hectares	38.32 million hectares	2.57 million hectares	Madagascar
2020s	40.90 million hectares	39.67 million hectares	1.23 million hectares	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, Madagascar or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Madagascar, at 40.90 million hectares against 39.92 million hectares in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term between Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 971,300 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term?: Madagascar ranks 25th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 27th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Agricultural area over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Total agricultural area for each separate country over time.