Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 115.08 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 115.08 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 115.08 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.51 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27.51 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 28.06 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 28.34 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 28.61 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 28.89 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 29.16 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 29.44 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 30.61 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 32.67 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1970 | 35.08 animals per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 38.84 animals per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 31.05 animals per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 36.2 animals per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1974 | 35.77 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 36.8 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 37.83 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 39.55 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 40.93 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 41.61 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 34.39 animals per square kilometre | -17.4% |
| 1981 | 34.56 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 33.53 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 31.81 animals per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1984 | 31.12 animals per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 39.89 animals per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1986 | 44.02 animals per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1987 | 35.94 animals per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1988 | 39.55 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 38.35 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 42.3 animals per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 42.99 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.51 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 45.05 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 46.08 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 49.52 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1996 | 51.76 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 54.25 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 57.26 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 60.53 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 68.78 animals per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 76.52 animals per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 76.35 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.35 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.35 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 76.35 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.35 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 78.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.1 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 80.65 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 81.16 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.9 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.5 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 82.5 animals per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 82.67 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.69 animals per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 105.06 animals per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 105.5 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 106.95 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 108.25 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 110.16 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 108.92 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 110.86 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 112.91 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 115.08 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 115.08 animals per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 115.08 animals per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 115.08 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +28.2% | 31.12 animals per square kilometre | 39.89 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.26 animals per square kilometre | 27.51 animals per square kilometre | 32.67 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 37.37 animals per square kilometre | 31.05 animals per square kilometre | 41.61 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.32 animals per square kilometre | 31.12 animals per square kilometre | 44.02 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.33 animals per square kilometre | 42.3 animals per square kilometre | 60.53 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.75 animals per square kilometre | 68.78 animals per square kilometre | 80.65 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.12 animals per square kilometre | 81.16 animals per square kilometre | 108.25 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 111.59 animals per square kilometre | 108.92 animals per square kilometre | 115.08 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 144 Guinea-Bissau 135.21 animals per square kilometre compare
- 145 Cape Verde 122.08 animals per square kilometre compare
- 146 Kenya 119.2 animals per square kilometre compare
- 148 Tanzania 114.49 animals per square kilometre compare
- 149 North Macedonia 99.92 animals per square kilometre compare
- 150 Cambodia 99.58 animals 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 115.08 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 115.08 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.51 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.