Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.943 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.943 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 1.2 ha per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4161 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
Madagascar ranks 37th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4196 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4282 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4161 ha per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4177 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4359 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4316 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4395 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4488 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4635 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4721 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4985 ha per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5193 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4837 ha per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4941 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.514 ha per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5657 ha per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1977 | 0.5452 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.6606 ha per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6634 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6796 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 0.7078 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.7593 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8094 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8279 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.854 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.8742 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7896 ha per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.8271 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8409 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8453 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.878 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8473 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8848 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8962 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.853 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8733 ha per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.899 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9093 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8952 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8975 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9004 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9088 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9312 ha per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9337 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1 ha per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9597 ha per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9635 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9219 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9274 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9631 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9679 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9464 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.943 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4334 ha per square kilometre | 0.4161 ha per square kilometre | 0.4635 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5417 ha per square kilometre | 0.4721 ha per square kilometre | 0.6634 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.797 ha per square kilometre | 0.6796 ha per square kilometre | 0.8742 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8782 ha per square kilometre | 0.8453 ha per square kilometre | 0.9093 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9665 ha per square kilometre | 0.8975 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.9219 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9551 ha per square kilometre | 0.943 ha per square kilometre | 0.9679 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 34 Philippines 1.17 ha per square kilometre compare
- 35 Angola 1.08 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0.9547 ha per square kilometre compare
- 38 Liberia 0.9161 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 India 0.8903 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.8885 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 roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.943 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 ha per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4161 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Madagascar rank for roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 37th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots and tubers, total — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. 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 Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, 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.
Roots and Tubers, Total — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, 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
Roots and Tubers, 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.