Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel was 2,000 tonnes in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar stood at 2,000 tonnes. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar peaked at 2,000 tonnes in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 121st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,300 tonnes | 1,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 2,000 tonnes | 4 |
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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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar?
- Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel in Madagascar was 2,000 tonnes 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 cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 tonnes in 2015.
- What is the lowest cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel?
- Madagascar ranks 121st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Cereals allocated to food, animal feed and fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity of cereal crops allocated to other uses (and not to human food or animal feed), predominantly industrial uses such as biofuel production.