Global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
180th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1991.
That places Madagascar 180th out of 194 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.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2465 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2556 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2604 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.268 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2397 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2917 tonnes per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2934 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3005 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2972 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2964 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.293 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3125 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3105 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.3055 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3161 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3119 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2577 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3917 tonnes per square kilometre | +52.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3504 tonnes per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.374 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.364 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3606 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3769 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3874 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3973 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3961 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4171 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4187 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre | -54.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1992 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2121 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2147 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2237 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2187 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2335 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2252 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2215 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.2169 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2074 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2074 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2108 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2136 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2409 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2423 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2478 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2506 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2554 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2571 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2597 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2614 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2591 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2634 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2754 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2839 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2764 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2795 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2731 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2673 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2646 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2883 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -54.4% | 0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +52.0% | 0.2577 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3917 tonnes per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2726 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2397 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3005 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3146 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2577 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3917 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3852 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3595 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4187 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2376 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2293 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2074 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2554 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2702 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2571 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2861 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2742 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2646 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2883 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 177 Lesotho 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Angola 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 179 Somalia 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Mongolia 0.2427 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Congo 0.1818 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Botswana 0.1795 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.11 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4307 tonnes per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1964 tonnes per square kilometre in 1991.
- How does Madagascar rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 180th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.