Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita was 0.0318 tonnes per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar is 0.0318 tonnes per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 34.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0482 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0039 tonnes per person, in 1967.
That places Madagascar 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0042 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0045 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0056 tonnes per person | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0053 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0186 tonnes per person | +250.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0077 tonnes per person | -58.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0039 tonnes per person | -49.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 tonnes per person | +21.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0103 tonnes per person | +117.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 1971 | 0.015 tonnes per person | +75.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0139 tonnes per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0157 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0098 tonnes per person | -37.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0168 tonnes per person | +61.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0225 tonnes per person | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0276 tonnes per person | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0127 tonnes per person | -54.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0302 tonnes per person | +138.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0412 tonnes per person | +36.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | -33.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -39.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0192 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0166 tonnes per person | -18.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 tonnes per person | -52.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +38.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0115 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | -40.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0108 tonnes per person | +55.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -17.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 tonnes per person | +21.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -41.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +29.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 tonnes per person | +81.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0172 tonnes per person | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0089 tonnes per person | -48.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0215 tonnes per person | +140.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -29.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0229 tonnes per person | +50.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0155 tonnes per person | -32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0195 tonnes per person | +26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 tonnes per person | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 0.017 tonnes per person | +46.5% |
| 2011 | 0.022 tonnes per person | +29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0209 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0334 tonnes per person | +59.6% |
| 2014 | 0.031 tonnes per person | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0247 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0462 tonnes per person | +86.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0366 tonnes per person | -21.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0369 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0458 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0482 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0318 tonnes per person | -34.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0318 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0407 tonnes per person, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0318 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0855 tonnes per person, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +250.8% | 0.0053 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0186 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0155 tonnes per person | 0.0085 tonnes per person | 0.0276 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0203 tonnes per person | 0.0079 tonnes per person | 0.0412 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0115 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 tonnes per person | 0.0089 tonnes per person | 0.0229 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 tonnes per person | 0.017 tonnes per person | 0.0468 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0407 tonnes per person | 0.0318 tonnes per person | 0.0482 tonnes per person | 4 |
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: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0318 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0482 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0039 tonnes per person in 1967.
- How does Madagascar rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.