Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0709 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.0709 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0859 ha per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0189 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 74th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0206 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.022 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0235 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0239 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1972 | 0.048 ha per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0429 ha per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0362 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0501 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0503 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0584 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0701 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0702 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0836 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0794 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0832 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0842 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.085 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0854 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.063 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0633 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0645 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0666 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0672 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0684 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.069 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0704 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.072 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0711 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0709 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0488 ha per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0709 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0577 ha per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +37.7% | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre |
| 1978 | +37.6% | 0.0374 ha per square kilometre | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +36.7% | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | 0.048 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | -26.6% | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | 0.063 ha per square kilometre |
| 1991 | +25.0% | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.0839 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0221 ha per square kilometre | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | 0.0242 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0407 ha per square kilometre | 0.0255 ha per square kilometre | 0.0519 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.061 ha per square kilometre | 0.0453 ha per square kilometre | 0.0718 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | 0.0671 ha per square kilometre | 0.0853 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0744 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 0.0859 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 ha per square kilometre | 0.0656 ha per square kilometre | 0.0739 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | 0.0709 ha per square kilometre | 0.0717 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 71 Faroe Islands 0.0737 ha per square kilometre compare
- 72 Ecuador 0.0725 ha per square kilometre compare
- 73 Cameroon 0.0717 ha per square kilometre compare
- 75 Bulgaria 0.0647 ha per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.0631 ha per square kilometre compare
- 77 Zimbabwe 0.062 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0709 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0859 ha per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0189 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 74th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.