Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0638 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0638 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.1612 ha per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0421 ha per person, in 2013.
Madagascar ranks 10th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1533 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1592 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1538 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1508 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1459 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1612 ha per person | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1599 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1599 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1512 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1494 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1452 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 0.1439 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1445 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1416 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1393 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1334 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1429 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1337 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1331 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1331 ha per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1277 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1243 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1208 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1155 ha per person | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1134 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1106 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0994 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0977 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0979 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0966 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0918 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0917 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.093 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0837 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0786 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0785 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0777 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0755 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0732 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0712 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0693 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0675 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0665 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0652 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0639 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0626 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0613 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0601 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0589 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0517 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0421 ha per person | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0494 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0445 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0484 ha per person | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0466 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0538 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 ha per person | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0539 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.052 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0652 ha per person | +25.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0638 ha per person | -2.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0638 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 8.9× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0638 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 11.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +25.3% | 0.052 ha per person | 0.0652 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.155 ha per person | 0.1459 ha per person | 0.1612 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1407 ha per person | 0.1331 ha per person | 0.1494 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.114 ha per person | 0.0977 ha per person | 0.1331 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0849 ha per person | 0.0755 ha per person | 0.0966 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0661 ha per person | 0.0601 ha per person | 0.0732 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0505 ha per person | 0.0421 ha per person | 0.0589 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0586 ha per person | 0.052 ha per person | 0.0652 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0638 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1612 ha per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0421 ha per person in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 10th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.