Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita was 0.1362 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.1362 t per person for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.3024 t per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.1362 t per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 38th 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 — Production, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.264 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2641 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2702 t per person | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.2652 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2911 t per person | +9.8% |
| 1966 | 0.2609 t per person | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 0.2597 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2692 t per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2798 t per person | +3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2632 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2565 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.247 t per person | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2229 t per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2296 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.232 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2607 t per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2438 t per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2563 t per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.251 t per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2556 t per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2486 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.2651 t per person | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2838 t per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2828 t per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2827 t per person | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3024 t per person | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.272 t per person | -10.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2659 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2679 t per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2621 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2563 t per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2443 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2466 t per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2439 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2324 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2262 t per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2247 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2174 t per person | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2157 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.209 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2073 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1918 t per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1638 t per person | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1611 t per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2238 t per person | +38.9% |
| 2006 | 0.219 t per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2139 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2096 t per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2038 t per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1978 t per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2214 t per person | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2209 t per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1948 t per person | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1834 t per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1654 t per person | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1617 t per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1509 t per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1484 t per person | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1599 t per person | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1483 t per person | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1476 t per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.141 t per person | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1378 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1362 t per person | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1362 t per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0639 t per person, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1362 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1077 t per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roots and Tubers, Total — Production, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +38.9% | 0.1611 t per person | 0.2238 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2694 t per person | 0.2597 t per person | 0.2911 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2463 t per person | 0.2229 t per person | 0.2632 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2727 t per person | 0.2486 t per person | 0.3024 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.237 t per person | 0.2157 t per person | 0.2621 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2003 t per person | 0.1611 t per person | 0.2238 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1805 t per person | 0.1484 t per person | 0.2214 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1422 t per person | 0.1362 t per person | 0.1483 t 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 roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Madagascar?
- Roots and tubers, total — production, per capita in Madagascar was 0.1362 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3024 t per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest roots and tubers, total — production, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1362 t per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for roots and tubers, total — production, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roots and tubers, total — production, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. 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 — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Production 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
Roots and Tubers, Total — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.