Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar
Madagascar: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 2.19 million hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.19 million hectares
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
55th
of 186 countries
All-time high
2.19 million hectares
in 2024
All-time low
888,000 hectares
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2.19 million hectares for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar peaked at 2.19 million hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 888,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 888,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 941,000 hectares | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 950,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 987,885 hectares | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 982,650 hectares | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 1.10 million hectares | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 1.12 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 1.15 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 1.12 million hectares | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.11 million hectares | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.12 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.13 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.16 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 1.19 million hectares | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.18 million hectares | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.29 million hectares | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.28 million hectares | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million hectares | +3.8% |
| 1981 | 1.32 million hectares | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 1.31 million hectares | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 1.32 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.30 million hectares | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.33 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million hectares | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.30 million hectares | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 1.33 million hectares | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.30 million hectares | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.34 million hectares | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million hectares | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 1.31 million hectares | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 1.34 million hectares | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 1.34 million hectares | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.37 million hectares | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.39 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 1.40 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.41 million hectares | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.42 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.44 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million hectares | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 1.52 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million hectares | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 1.46 million hectares | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 1.52 million hectares | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 1.25 million hectares | -18.1% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million hectares | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 1.33 million hectares | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 1.45 million hectares | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million hectares | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million hectares | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million hectares | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million hectares | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million hectares | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 1.74 million hectares | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.19 million hectares | +25.9% |
| 2024 | 2.19 million hectares | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.03 million hectares | 888,000 hectares | 1.15 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.19 million hectares | 1.11 million hectares | 1.29 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.30 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 million hectares | 1.30 million hectares | 1.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million hectares | 1.41 million hectares | 1.56 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.93 million hectares | 1.73 million hectares | 2.19 million hectares | 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Madagascar was 2.19 million hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.19 million hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 888,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Madagascar ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.