Groundnut yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Groundnut yields was 0.835 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.835 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
91st
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.22 tonnes per hectare
in 1975
All-time low
0.52 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Madagascar is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Madagascar peaked at 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.52 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
That places Madagascar 91st out of 120 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.
Groundnut yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9268 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 0.8809 tonnes per hectare | -14.7% |
| 1966 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +17.5% |
| 1967 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.9424 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9986 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.9975 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.9852 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | +23.7% |
| 1976 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -16.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9518 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +12.7% |
| 1980 | 0.9324 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9268 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9708 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9642 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9514 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.9663 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.9707 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9811 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9264 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.9679 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9075 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5536 tonnes per hectare | -39.0% |
| 1992 | 0.5488 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.5755 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.6588 tonnes per hectare | +14.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6138 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7499 tonnes per hectare | +22.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7537 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7234 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.734 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7421 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.7427 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7427 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7426 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7137 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6981 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.7638 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6154 tonnes per hectare | -19.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6296 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5849 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +84.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9379 tonnes per hectare | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7801 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7791 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7596 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7138 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.8206 tonnes per hectare | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9454 tonnes per hectare | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9419 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9019 tonnes per hectare | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.835 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.835 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.835 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 100% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +84.5% | 0.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9613 tonnes per hectare | 0.878 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.888 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9558 tonnes per hectare | 0.9264 tonnes per hectare | 0.9811 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6819 tonnes per hectare | 0.5488 tonnes per hectare | 0.9075 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6911 tonnes per hectare | 0.52 tonnes per hectare | 0.7638 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7439 tonnes per hectare | 0.5769 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.889 tonnes per hectare | 0.8206 tonnes per hectare | 0.9454 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 88 Malawi 0.875 tonnes per hectare compare
- 89 Fiji 0.8434 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Burkina Faso 0.8369 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 East Timor 0.8222 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Liberia 0.8201 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Sierra Leone 0.8077 tonnes per hectare compare
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 groundnut yields in Madagascar?
- Groundnut yields in Madagascar was 0.835 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 groundnut yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 tonnes per hectare in 1975.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for groundnut yields?
- Madagascar ranks 91st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Groundnut 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.