Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production in Madagascar
Madagascar: Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production was 159.6 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 159.6 t for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Madagascar peaked at 3,980 t in 1969 and was at its lowest, 110 t, in 1976.
Madagascar ranks 23rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,410 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,087 t | -54.9% |
| 1963 | 1,700 t | +56.4% |
| 1964 | 2,305 t | +35.6% |
| 1965 | 2,040 t | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 1,735 t | -15.0% |
| 1967 | 2,035 t | +17.3% |
| 1968 | 2,105 t | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 3,980 t | +89.1% |
| 1970 | 2,980 t | -25.1% |
| 1971 | 2,260 t | -24.2% |
| 1972 | 660 t | -70.8% |
| 1973 | 1,440 t | +118.2% |
| 1974 | 410 t | -71.5% |
| 1975 | 520 t | +26.8% |
| 1976 | 110 t | -78.8% |
| 1977 | 125 t | +13.6% |
| 1978 | 350 t | +180.0% |
| 1979 | 385 t | +10.0% |
| 1980 | 385 t | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 535 t | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 540 t | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 565 t | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 580 t | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 600 t | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 600 t | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 610 t | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 597.98 t | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 611.31 t | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 620 t | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 600 t | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 607.79 t | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 620 t | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 607.25 t | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 602.74 t | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 598.06 t | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 600 t | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 585.15 t | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 576.67 t | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 567.74 t | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 558.69 t | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 549.16 t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 536.61 t | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 523.72 t | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 517.25 t | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 392.47 t | -24.1% |
| 2010 | 381.76 t | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 309.15 t | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 285 t | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 285 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 249.58 t | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 205.16 t | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 168.56 t | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 133.77 t | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 169.16 t | +26.5% |
| 2019 | 160.77 t | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 154.57 t | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 161.5 t | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 158.95 t | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 158.34 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 159.6 t | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,155 t | 1,087 t | 3,980 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 924 t | 110 t | 2,980 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 560.5 t | 385 t | 600 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 607.51 t | 597.98 t | 620 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 540.75 t | 392.47 t | 600 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 234.79 t | 133.77 t | 381.76 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 158.59 t | 154.57 t | 161.5 t | 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 kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Madagascar?
- Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production in Madagascar was 159.6 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,980 t in 1969.
- What is the lowest kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 t in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — production rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Kenaf, and other textile bast fibres, raw or retted — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.