Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1309 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.1309 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.1529 ha per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0853 ha per square kilometre, in 1978.
Madagascar ranks 50th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1071 ha per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1037 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1036 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1061 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1086 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1146 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1133 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1973 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.117 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1265 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1171 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0924 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0904 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0919 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0927 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0958 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0901 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0904 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1506 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1529 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1302 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1365 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1395 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1503 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1522 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1295 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1306 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.133 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1345 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1353 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.134 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1331 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1367 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1362 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1329 ha per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1312 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | +13.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1309 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.146 ha per square kilometre, 90% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1309 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1773 ha per square kilometre, 74% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +54.0% | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | 0.1405 ha per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +30.8% | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | 0.1284 ha per square kilometre |
| 2019 | -27.6% | 0.1312 ha per square kilometre | 0.095 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | 0.1146 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1113 ha per square kilometre | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | 0.1268 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | 0.0876 ha per square kilometre | 0.1062 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1387 ha per square kilometre | 0.0912 ha per square kilometre | 0.1529 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1369 ha per square kilometre | 0.1279 ha per square kilometre | 0.1428 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1305 ha per square kilometre | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | 0.1372 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1183 ha per square kilometre | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | 0.1309 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 47 Kazakhstan 0.1405 ha per square kilometre compare
- 48 Mali 0.1401 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Philippines 0.1372 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Zimbabwe 0.1257 ha per square kilometre compare
- 52 Dominica 0.1093 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Sri Lanka 0.0945 ha per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.1309 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1529 ha per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0853 ha per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Madagascar rank for beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 50th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Beans, dry — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Beans, dry — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Beans, dry — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.