Cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cropland per person over the long-term was 0.125 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.125 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
118th
of 202 countries
All-time high
0.4321 hectares per person
in 1730
All-time low
0.125 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar is 0.125 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar peaked at 0.4321 hectares per person in 1730 and was at its lowest, 0.125 hectares per person, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 118th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 108 years of available data.
Cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.4321 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1200 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1300 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1400 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1500 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1600 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1700 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1710 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1720 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1730 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1740 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1750 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1760 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1770 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1780 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1790 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.4321 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.4106 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4106 hectares per person | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.4054 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4001 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.3947 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.3891 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3835 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3779 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3721 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3671 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3604 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3537 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3484 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3416 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3369 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3651 hectares per person | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3556 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3662 hectares per person | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3645 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3566 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.3488 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3428 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3357 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3299 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3231 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.3175 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.311 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3043 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2986 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2924 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2867 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2805 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.274 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.2753 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2663 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2582 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2503 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2432 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2357 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.229 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.222 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2183 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2117 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2054 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1994 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1963 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1907 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1852 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.18 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.175 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1738 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1698 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1659 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1623 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1588 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1554 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1522 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1491 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1461 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1433 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1406 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1371 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1339 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1278 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.125 hectares per person | -2.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.125 hectares per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1826 hectares per person, 68% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.125 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1929 hectares per person, 65% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.4128 hectares per person | 0.4106 hectares per person | 0.4321 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3911 hectares per person | 0.3671 hectares per person | 0.4106 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3549 hectares per person | 0.3369 hectares per person | 0.3662 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3204 hectares per person | 0.2924 hectares per person | 0.3488 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2599 hectares per person | 0.229 hectares per person | 0.2867 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1984 hectares per person | 0.175 hectares per person | 0.222 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1577 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.1738 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1325 hectares per person | 0.125 hectares per person | 0.1406 hectares per person | 6 |
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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 cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar?
- Cropland per person over the long-term in Madagascar was 0.125 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4321 hectares per person in 1730.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long-term recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.125 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for cropland per person over the long-term?
- Madagascar ranks 118th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long-term rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for per person each separate country over time.