Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 8.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar is 8.7%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar peaked at 16.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 2003.
Madagascar ranks 148th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.4% | — |
| 1962 | 16.4% | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 15.9% | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 15.6% | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 13.8% | -11.5% |
| 1966 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 16.0% | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 15.6% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 14.1% | -11.9% |
| 1972 | 14.1% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 12.8% | -9.6% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | -6.8% |
| 1976 | 13.0% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 12.8% | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 12.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +18.1% |
| 1980 | 14.5% | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | -10.1% |
| 1982 | 13.8% | +5.9% |
| 1983 | 9.3% | -32.8% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +22.4% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 10.7% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 13.3% | +23.8% |
| 1990 | 13.1% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -26.7% |
| 1993 | 7.0% | -23.8% |
| 1994 | 9.1% | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 6.8% | -24.7% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -19.7% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 4.0% | -20.2% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +127.9% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +41.2% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +36.9% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +39.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -46.2% |
| 2014 | 8.6% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 8.5% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +40.1% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -18.4% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8.7% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 2.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 93% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 | +127.9% | 4.2% | 9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.2% | 7.9% | 14.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | 3.5% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.0% | 10.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 145 Antigua and Barbuda 11.1% compare
- 146 Suriname 10.4% compare
- 147 Cote d'Ivoire 9.3% compare
- 149 Sri Lanka 7.8% compare
- 150 Bahrain 7.7% compare
- 151 Democratic Republic of Congo 6.3% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.11 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0021 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Madagascar was 8.7% 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 animal feed recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 animal feed. 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 animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.