Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0173 ha per person for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0478 ha per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0173 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0465 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0462 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0438 ha per person | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0428 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0436 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.042 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0417 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0414 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0416 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0411 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0422 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0427 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0386 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0383 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0386 ha per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0412 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0386 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0453 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0442 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0439 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0444 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0462 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0478 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0475 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0476 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0474 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0416 ha per person | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0423 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0418 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0408 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0411 ha per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0385 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.039 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0383 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0353 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.035 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0349 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0341 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0316 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0307 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0301 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.03 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0292 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0305 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0298 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0284 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.028 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0306 ha per person | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0298 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0259 ha per person | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0243 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.022 ha per person | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.02 ha per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0196 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.021 ha per person | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 ha per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.019 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0176 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0173 ha per person | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0433 ha per person | 0.0414 ha per person | 0.0465 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0411 ha per person | 0.0383 ha per person | 0.0453 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.045 ha per person | 0.0416 ha per person | 0.0478 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.037 ha per person | 0.0325 ha per person | 0.0411 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0297 ha per person | 0.028 ha per person | 0.0316 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 0.0306 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0183 ha per person | 0.0173 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 5 |
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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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0478 ha per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0173 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
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- Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Roots and Tubers, Total — 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.