Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.2371 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1054 ha per square kilometre, in 1981.
That places Madagascar 87th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1176 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1218 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1224 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1183 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1215 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1243 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1267 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1389 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1333 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1449 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1256 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1102 ha per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1191 ha per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1083 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1078 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1112 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1077 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1119 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.127 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1163 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1102 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1107 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +45.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1748 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.179 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1606 ha per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1712 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1709 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1815 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1739 ha per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1733 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1738 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1745 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1763 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1799 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.184 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.184 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.185 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1884 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1911 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.19 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2022 ha per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2134 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2122 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2188 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1928 ha per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1952 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2222 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2071 ha per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1212 ha per square kilometre | 0.1157 ha per square kilometre | 0.1304 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1298 ha per square kilometre | 0.1102 ha per square kilometre | 0.1471 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1117 ha per square kilometre | 0.1054 ha per square kilometre | 0.127 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1671 ha per square kilometre | 0.112 ha per square kilometre | 0.1833 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1779 ha per square kilometre | 0.1731 ha per square kilometre | 0.185 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2027 ha per square kilometre | 0.1878 ha per square kilometre | 0.2301 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2154 ha per square kilometre | 0.1952 ha per square kilometre | 0.2371 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 84 Guinea 0.2561 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 Austria 0.2561 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Serbia 0.2543 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Ireland 0.2359 ha per square kilometre compare
- 89 Solomon Islands 0.217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Chad 0.2168 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 pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2371 ha per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 ha per square kilometre in 1981.
- How does Madagascar rank for pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 87th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pulses, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. 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 Pulses, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pulses, Total — 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.
Pulses, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pulses, Total — 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
Pulses, Total — 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.