Cereal yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cereal yield was 2,426 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Madagascar stood at 2,426 kg per hectare.
The figure is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Madagascar peaked at 3,289 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,586 kg per hectare, in 1966.
Madagascar ranks 108th of 181 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,728 kg per hectare | 1,586 kg per hectare | 1,806 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,761 kg per hectare | 1,621 kg per hectare | 1,858 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,756 kg per hectare | 1,594 kg per hectare | 1,956 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,947 kg per hectare | 1,875 kg per hectare | 2,008 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,413 kg per hectare | 1,891 kg per hectare | 3,183 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,971 kg per hectare | 2,389 kg per hectare | 3,289 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,661 kg per hectare | 2,426 kg per hectare | 2,976 kg per hectare | 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 cereal yield in Madagascar?
- Cereal yield in Madagascar was 2,426 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,289 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,586 kg per hectare in 1966.
- How does Madagascar rank for cereal yield?
- Madagascar ranks 108th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. Production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed, or silage and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.