Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Onions and shallots, green — Yield was 2,142 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Madagascar, 1974–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
In 2024, onions and shallots, green — yield in Madagascar stood at 2,142 kg/ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, onions and shallots, green — yield in Madagascar peaked at 8,385 kg/ha in 1976 and was at its lowest, 1,800 kg/ha, in 1974.
That places Madagascar 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Onions and shallots, green — Yield in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,800 kg/ha | — |
| 1975 | 5,144 kg/ha | +185.8% |
| 1976 | 8,385 kg/ha | +63.0% |
| 1977 | 3,000 kg/ha | -64.2% |
| 1978 | 2,769 kg/ha | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 8,235 kg/ha | +197.4% |
| 1980 | 5,600 kg/ha | -32.0% |
| 1981 | 2,628 kg/ha | -53.1% |
| 1982 | 2,490 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 2,375 kg/ha | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 2,250 kg/ha | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 2,143 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 2,222 kg/ha | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 2,432 kg/ha | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 2,533 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 2,632 kg/ha | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 2,727 kg/ha | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 2,812 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 2,820 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,811 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 2,806 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 2,823 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,875 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 2,667 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 2,875 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 2,667 kg/ha | -7.2% |
| 2000 | 2,875 kg/ha | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 2,730 kg/ha | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2,717 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 2,702 kg/ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 2,683 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2,708 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 2,543 kg/ha | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 2,499 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 2,454 kg/ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,408 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,362 kg/ha | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,315 kg/ha | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 2,206 kg/ha | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 2,176 kg/ha | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2,140 kg/ha | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,152 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,156 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 2,081 kg/ha | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 2,026 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,094 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 2,042 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2,105 kg/ha | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 2,122 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2,124 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 2,142 kg/ha | +0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2,142 kg/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,550 kg/ha, 17% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2,142 kg/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14,653 kg/ha, 15% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Onions and shallots, green — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +197.4% | 2,769 kg/ha | 8,235 kg/ha |
| 1975 | +185.8% | 1,800 kg/ha | 5,144 kg/ha |
| 1977 | -64.2% | 8,385 kg/ha | 3,000 kg/ha |
| 1976 | +63.0% | 5,144 kg/ha | 8,385 kg/ha |
| 1981 | -53.1% | 5,600 kg/ha | 2,628 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,889 kg/ha | 1,800 kg/ha | 8,385 kg/ha | 6 |
| 1980s | 2,731 kg/ha | 2,143 kg/ha | 5,600 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,788 kg/ha | 2,667 kg/ha | 2,875 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,632 kg/ha | 2,408 kg/ha | 2,875 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,171 kg/ha | 2,026 kg/ha | 2,362 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,107 kg/ha | 2,042 kg/ha | 2,142 kg/ha | 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 onions and shallots, green — yield in Madagascar?
- Onions and shallots, green — yield in Madagascar was 2,142 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8,385 kg/ha in 1976.
- What is the lowest onions and shallots, green — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,800 kg/ha in 1974.
- How does Madagascar rank for onions and shallots, green — yield?
- Madagascar ranks 59th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is onions and shallots, green — yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Onions and shallots, green — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.