Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Madagascar
Madagascar: Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 87.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, food — gross per capita production index number in Madagascar stood at 87.66. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross per capita production index number in Madagascar peaked at 232.37 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 87.66, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 224.87 | — |
| 1962 | 230.78 | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 227.87 | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 232.37 | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 219.2 | -5.7% |
| 1966 | 229.92 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 231.55 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 232.01 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 230.77 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 227.43 | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 216.9 | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 217.71 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 212.45 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 224.82 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 218.73 | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 218.05 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 195.95 | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 207.53 | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 195.22 | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 196.19 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 190.3 | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 185.54 | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 188.04 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 184.81 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 181.44 | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 182.54 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 175.1 | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 172.86 | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 174.4 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 170.75 | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 141.61 | -17.1% |
| 1992 | 138.63 | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 139.24 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 130.24 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 129.07 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 126.75 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 124.42 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 118.79 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 118.42 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 112.76 | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 111.37 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 106.32 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 106.14 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 107.58 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 117.49 | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 116.86 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 115.85 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 116.18 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 121.13 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 120.07 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 116.05 | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 117.41 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 103.08 | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 103.71 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 98.68 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 97.61 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 92.91 | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 93.07 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 91.41 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 89.6 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 90.44 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 90.05 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.5 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 87.66 | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 228.82 | 219.2 | 232.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 213.48 | 195.22 | 227.43 | 10 |
| 1980s | 183.12 | 172.86 | 196.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 133.79 | 118.42 | 170.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 113.17 | 106.14 | 121.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.4 | 91.41 | 120.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.85 | 87.66 | 91.5 | 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 food — gross per capita production index number in Madagascar?
- Food — gross per capita production index number in Madagascar was 87.66 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 232.37 in 1964.
- What is the lowest food — gross per capita production index number recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.66 in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for food — gross per capita production index number?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.