Corn yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Corn yields was 1.83 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 126th out of 170 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.
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 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)
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 126th out of 170 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.