Agricultural land use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Agricultural land use was 40.90 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 40.90 million hectares for agricultural land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Madagascar peaked at 40.90 million hectares in 2008 and was at its lowest, 35.15 million hectares, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 26th of 226 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.25 million hectares | 35.15 million hectares | 35.35 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.66 million hectares | 35.37 million hectares | 36.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.17 million hectares | 36.04 million hectares | 36.30 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.06 million hectares | 36.33 million hectares | 39.50 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.83 million hectares | 40.50 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.90 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.90 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 40.90 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 23 Mozambique 41.51 million hectares compare
- 24 Algeria 41.34 million hectares compare
- 25 Ukraine 41.31 million hectares compare
- 27 Colombia 40.48 million hectares compare
- 28 Mauritania 39.71 million hectares compare
- 29 Turkmenistan 39.58 million hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Madagascar?
- Agricultural land use in Madagascar was 40.90 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.90 million hectares in 2008.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.15 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for agricultural land use?
- Madagascar ranks 26th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.