What is land area in Madagascar?

Land area in Madagascar was 58.15 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 58.15 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 58.15 million hectares in 1961.

How does Madagascar rank for land area?

Madagascar ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Madagascar

Name: Land area in Madagascar
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Madagascar: Land area was 58.15 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

58.15 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

20th

of 53 countries

All-time high

58.15 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

58.15 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Madagascar, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Madagascar is 58.15 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Madagascar peaked at 58.15 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 58.15 million hectares, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 20th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	9
1970s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	10
1980s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	10
1990s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	10
2000s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	10
2010s	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	58.15 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Madagascar

17 Zambia 74.34 million hectares compare
18 Somalia 62.73 million hectares compare
19 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare
21 Kenya 56.91 million hectares compare
22 Botswana 56.67 million hectares compare
23 Cameroon 47.27 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 67.1% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Madagascar?: Land area in Madagascar was 58.15 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 58.15 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 58.15 million hectares in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for land area?: Madagascar ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.