Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0013 ha per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0039 ha per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0013 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 71st out of 137 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0021 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0022 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0023 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0022 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0022 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0022 ha per person | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.003 ha per person | +33.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0039 ha per person | +32.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 ha per person | -13.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0032 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0027 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0035 ha per person | +33.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0035 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0028 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0031 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 ha per person | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0039 ha per person | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0033 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 ha per person | +21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0038 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0034 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0034 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0032 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0018 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0014 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0013 ha per person | -2.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0013 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +33.8% | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person |
| 1978 | +33.5% | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person |
| 1972 | +32.7% | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person |
| 2005 | -28.8% | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0021 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 ha per person | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 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 potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0039 ha per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for potatoes — area harvested, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 71st out of 137 countries with data for 2024.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.