Share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 91.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar stood at 91.2%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar peaked at 96.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 83.3%, in 2009.
Madagascar ranks 38th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 84.6% | — |
| 1962 | 83.6% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 86.2% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 85.8% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 84.0% | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 84.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 85.9% | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 85.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 87.2% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 86.0% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 87.0% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 87.1% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 84.8% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 86.9% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 86.2% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 90.7% | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 92.1% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 91.5% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 89.7% | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 86.7% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 87.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 93.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 93.2% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 94.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 96.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 95.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 83.3% | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 85.2% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 91.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 89.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 91.2% | -0.8% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 91.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 96% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 91.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.6% | 83.6% | 86.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 86.2% | 84.0% | 87.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.8% | 85.5% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.4% | 86.9% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.5% | 83.3% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.1% | 85.2% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 89.3% | 92.0% | 4 |
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Madagascar was 91.2% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.3% in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Madagascar ranks 38th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.