Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2533 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.2533 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
85th
of 150 countries
All-time high
0.4764 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.1358 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.2533 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.4764 ha per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1358 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 85th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1358 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1358 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2203 ha per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2212 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.23 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2346 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2361 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2382 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1828 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2048 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1851 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1821 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1969 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1984 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.209 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1994 ha per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2199 ha per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2193 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2172 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2272 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2545 ha per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2407 ha per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2614 ha per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2603 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2706 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2751 ha per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3162 ha per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.282 ha per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3161 ha per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3329 ha per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3267 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3147 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3284 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3304 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3323 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3343 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3362 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3382 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4348 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4386 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4426 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4466 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4506 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4547 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4764 ha per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4641 ha per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3948 ha per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3739 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3302 ha per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3141 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.278 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0.217 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2178 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2187 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2542 ha per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2533 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2533 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2533 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2017 ha per square kilometre | 0.1358 ha per square kilometre | 0.2382 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.194 ha per square kilometre | 0.1821 ha per square kilometre | 0.209 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | 0.2004 ha per square kilometre | 0.2614 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3021 ha per square kilometre | 0.2579 ha per square kilometre | 0.3329 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3885 ha per square kilometre | 0.3304 ha per square kilometre | 0.4506 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3514 ha per square kilometre | 0.211 ha per square kilometre | 0.4764 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.236 ha per square kilometre | 0.2178 ha per square kilometre | 0.2542 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 82 Azerbaijan 0.3462 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Panama 0.2881 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Chad 0.2546 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Sudan 0.2244 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 0.2215 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Iraq 0.2046 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.2533 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4764 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1358 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested 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.