Corn: Yield gap in Madagascar
Madagascar: Corn: Yield gap was 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Corn: Yield gap in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 3.19 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Madagascar peaked at 4.14 tonnes per hectare in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.19 tonnes per hectare, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 29th out of 115 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 4.09 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 3.39 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 3.43 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.4 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.46 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3.36 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 3.29 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.28 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 3.22 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.2 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 3.19 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 1.2× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 3.19 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.61 tonnes per hectare | 3.24 tonnes per hectare | 4.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 tonnes per hectare | 3.27 tonnes per hectare | 3.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.21 tonnes per hectare | 3.19 tonnes per hectare | 3.25 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Madagascar?
- Corn: yield gap in Madagascar was 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.14 tonnes per hectare in 2000.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.19 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for corn: yield gap?
- Madagascar ranks 29th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.