Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cereals, primary — Production, per capita was 0.1638 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.1638 t per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — production, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.3147 t per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1451 t per person, in 2017.
That places Madagascar 70th out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Production, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3021 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3079 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3023 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3147 t per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2946 t per person | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.2924 t per person | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3023 t per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3077 t per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3069 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3082 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.2924 t per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2873 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2774 t per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.2841 t per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2706 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2732 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2663 t per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2405 t per person | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2475 t per person | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2485 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.23 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2181 t per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2317 t per person | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.2244 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.2223 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2221 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2116 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.203 t per person | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2174 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2141 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.201 t per person | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2024 t per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2064 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1849 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 0.188 t per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.185 t per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1829 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1685 t per person | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1722 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1611 t per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1675 t per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1588 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1731 t per person | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1822 t per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1981 t per person | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1979 t per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1981 t per person | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2082 t per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2309 t per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2326 t per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2077 t per person | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2135 t per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1658 t per person | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1757 t per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1596 t per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1586 t per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1451 t per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1546 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1466 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1539 t per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1618 t per person | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.169 t per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1727 t per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1638 t per person | -5.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1638 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1234 t per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1638 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0964 t per person, 1.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3034 t per person | 0.2924 t per person | 0.3147 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2748 t per person | 0.2405 t per person | 0.3082 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2229 t per person | 0.203 t per person | 0.2485 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1906 t per person | 0.1685 t per person | 0.2141 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1876 t per person | 0.1588 t per person | 0.2309 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.176 t per person | 0.1451 t per person | 0.2326 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1643 t per person | 0.1539 t per person | 0.1727 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 cereals, primary — production, per capita in Madagascar?
- Cereals, primary — production, per capita in Madagascar was 0.1638 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3147 t per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — production, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1451 t per person in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for cereals, primary — production, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 70th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — production, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cereals, primary — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.