Cotton yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cotton yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cotton yields in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, cotton yields in Madagascar stood at 1.06 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Madagascar peaked at 2.29 tonnes per hectare in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.6338 tonnes per hectare, in 2006.
Madagascar ranks 61st of 100 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.83 tonnes per hectare | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 cotton yields in Madagascar?
- Cotton yields in Madagascar was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6338 tonnes per hectare in 2006.
- How does Madagascar rank for cotton yields?
- Madagascar ranks 61st out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.