Cotton yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cotton yields was 1.06 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
62nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.29 tonnes per hectare
in 1973
All-time low
0.6338 tonnes per hectare
in 2006
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 62nd of 101 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.
Cotton yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 1.87 tonnes per hectare | +20.1% |
| 1964 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1965 | 1.58 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1967 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1968 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1972 | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 2.07 tonnes per hectare | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1976 | 1.98 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 1.49 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1981 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1984 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +11.0% |
| 1985 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +23.3% |
| 1990 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -16.9% |
| 1991 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 1.34 tonnes per hectare | +30.8% |
| 1994 | 1.27 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 1995 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -16.1% |
| 1996 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +55.5% |
| 1998 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9608 tonnes per hectare | -41.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9355 tonnes per hectare | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6744 tonnes per hectare | -27.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7626 tonnes per hectare | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8121 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | +63.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6338 tonnes per hectare | -52.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7205 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7822 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6944 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9533 tonnes per hectare | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 2013 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.06 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
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 (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 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 62nd out of 101 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.