Corn yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.83 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
127th
of 171 countries
All-time high
1.83 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
All-time low
0.8125 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Corn yields in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: 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 1.83 tonnes per hectare for corn yields in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn yields in Madagascar peaked at 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8125 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Madagascar 127th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Corn yields in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | -12.2% |
| 1963 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | -12.3% |
| 1964 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | -8.6% |
| 1966 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +10.6% |
| 1967 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9528 tonnes per hectare | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.9831 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1976 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9434 tonnes per hectare | -10.7% |
| 1979 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.9975 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.946 tonnes per hectare | -5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9697 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | +9.3% |
| 1988 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9848 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.9667 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8972 tonnes per hectare | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.9451 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.9628 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9299 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9368 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8306 tonnes per hectare | -11.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9162 tonnes per hectare | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8838 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.929 tonnes per hectare | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8845 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.63 tonnes per hectare | +83.8% |
| 2004 | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 1.66 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.74 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.83 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +83.8% | 0.8845 tonnes per hectare | 1.63 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | 0.9525 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.9434 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.946 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9183 tonnes per hectare | 0.8125 tonnes per hectare | 0.9848 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.41 tonnes per hectare | 0.8838 tonnes per hectare | 1.78 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.81 tonnes per hectare | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 yields in Madagascar?
- Corn yields in Madagascar was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to 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 yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8125 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for corn yields?
- Madagascar ranks 127th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from 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 yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.