Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Madagascar
Madagascar: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested was 38,779 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Madagascar stood at 38,779 ha.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Madagascar peaked at 70,050 ha in 1986 and was at its lowest, 33,500 ha, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 46th out of 133 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.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,500 ha | — |
| 1962 | 35,670 ha | +6.5% |
| 1963 | 39,140 ha | +9.7% |
| 1964 | 40,025 ha | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 39,920 ha | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 40,060 ha | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 40,940 ha | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 42,675 ha | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 49,030 ha | +14.9% |
| 1970 | 47,843 ha | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 44,995 ha | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 45,102 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 49,056 ha | +8.8% |
| 1974 | 51,594 ha | +5.2% |
| 1975 | 59,716 ha | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 48,305 ha | -19.1% |
| 1977 | 51,568 ha | +6.8% |
| 1978 | 55,823 ha | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 49,465 ha | -11.4% |
| 1980 | 38,420 ha | -22.3% |
| 1981 | 40,180 ha | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 43,485 ha | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 46,065 ha | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 49,835 ha | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 59,279 ha | +19.0% |
| 1986 | 70,050 ha | +18.2% |
| 1987 | 49,629 ha | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 54,598 ha | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 57,360 ha | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 64,031 ha | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 45,935 ha | -28.3% |
| 1992 | 39,088 ha | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 45,393 ha | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 45,984 ha | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 47,138 ha | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 49,246 ha | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 45,330 ha | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 45,266 ha | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 45,352 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 52,913 ha | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 52,688 ha | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 36,455 ha | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 39,257 ha | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 40,720 ha | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 33,827 ha | -16.9% |
| 2006 | 45,610 ha | +34.8% |
| 2007 | 43,610 ha | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 42,570 ha | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 37,607 ha | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 35,618 ha | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 35,592 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 38,766 ha | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 37,650 ha | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 38,179 ha | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 37,484 ha | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 37,811 ha | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 38,283 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 37,800 ha | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 38,552 ha | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 39,227 ha | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 40,720 ha | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 38,711 ha | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 38,157 ha | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 38,779 ha | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 38,779 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 40,642 ha, 95% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 38,779 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21,655 ha, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40,107 ha | 33,500 ha | 49,030 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,347 ha | 44,995 ha | 59,716 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,890 ha | 38,420 ha | 70,050 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 47,276 ha | 39,088 ha | 64,031 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,526 ha | 33,827 ha | 52,913 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,574 ha | 35,592 ha | 38,766 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,119 ha | 38,157 ha | 40,720 ha | 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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Madagascar?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested in Madagascar was 38,779 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 70,050 ha in 1986.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,500 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested?
- Madagascar ranks 46th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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, published as part of Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.