Rice — Area harvested in Madagascar

Madagascar: Rice — Area harvested was 2.04 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.04 million ha
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 177 countries
All-time high
2.04 million ha
in 2024
All-time low
804,000 ha
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Rice — Area harvested in Madagascar, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 2.04 million ha for rice — area harvested in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Madagascar peaked at 2.04 million ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 804,000 ha, in 1961.

That places Madagascar 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Rice — Area harvested in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Area harvested in Madagascar, 1961 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1961 804,000 ha —
1962 857,000 ha +6.6%
1963 850,000 ha -0.8%
1964 854,760 ha +0.6%
1965 848,990 ha -0.7%
1966 962,960 ha +13.4%
1967 981,000 ha +1.9%
1968 1.01 million ha +2.8%
1969 980,350 ha -2.8%
1970 997,050 ha +1.7%
1971 997,150 ha +0.0%
1972 1.02 million ha +2.1%
1973 1.05 million ha +3.5%
1974 1.06 million ha +1.0%
1975 1.08 million ha +1.4%
1976 1.06 million ha -1.3%
1977 1.18 million ha +10.5%
1978 1.13 million ha -3.6%
1979 1.16 million ha +2.6%
1980 1.20 million ha +3.1%
1981 1.19 million ha -1.1%
1982 1.19 million ha +0.2%
1983 1.19 million ha +0.1%
1984 1.17 million ha -1.6%
1985 1.18 million ha +1.1%
1986 1.19 million ha +0.3%
1987 1.10 million ha -7.5%
1988 1.11 million ha +1.2%
1989 1.15 million ha +3.2%
1990 1.17 million ha +1.7%
1991 1.14 million ha -2.1%
1992 1.17 million ha +3.0%
1993 1.23 million ha +4.5%
1994 1.14 million ha -7.2%
1995 1.15 million ha +1.0%
1996 1.14 million ha -0.9%
1997 1.18 million ha +3.2%
1998 1.20 million ha +2.2%
1999 1.21 million ha +0.4%
2000 1.21 million ha +0.1%
2001 1.21 million ha +0.3%
2002 1.22 million ha +0.3%
2003 1.22 million ha +0.3%
2004 1.24 million ha +1.5%
2005 1.25 million ha +1.0%
2006 1.26 million ha +0.9%
2007 1.27 million ha +0.9%
2008 1.28 million ha +0.9%
2009 1.30 million ha +0.9%
2010 1.31 million ha +0.9%
2011 1.18 million ha -9.7%
2012 1.25 million ha +5.6%
2013 1.01 million ha -18.7%
2014 1.22 million ha +20.6%
2015 1.13 million ha -7.6%
2016 1.26 million ha +11.8%
2017 1.25 million ha -1.3%
2018 1.48 million ha +18.6%
2019 1.60 million ha +8.1%
2020 1.67 million ha +4.6%
2021 1.60 million ha -4.5%
2022 1.58 million ha -1.0%
2023 2.04 million ha +28.5%
2024 2.04 million ha +0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Area harvested 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +28.5% 1.58 million ha 2.04 million ha

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 905,284 ha 804,000 ha 1.01 million ha 9
1970s 1.07 million ha 997,050 ha 1.18 million ha 10
1980s 1.17 million ha 1.10 million ha 1.20 million ha 10
1990s 1.17 million ha 1.14 million ha 1.23 million ha 10
2000s 1.25 million ha 1.21 million ha 1.30 million ha 10
2010s 1.27 million ha 1.01 million ha 1.60 million ha 10
2020s 1.79 million ha 1.58 million ha 2.04 million ha 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 12 Pakistan 3.90 million ha compare
  2. 13 Cambodia 3.90 million ha compare
  3. 14 Guinea 2.43 million ha compare
  4. 15 Madagascar 2.04 million ha compare
  5. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.84 million ha compare
  6. 18 Brazil 1.59 million ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — area harvested in Madagascar?
Rice — area harvested in Madagascar was 2.04 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 2.04 million ha in 2024.
What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 804,000 ha in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for rice — area harvested?
Madagascar ranks 15th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Area harvested
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
207 places, 10,889 data points, 1961–2024
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.