Sisal, raw — Yield in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sisal, raw — Yield was 1,266 kg/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sisal, raw — Yield in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sisal, raw — yield in Madagascar is 1,266 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sisal, raw — yield in Madagascar peaked at 1,411 kg/ha in 1973 and was at its lowest, 666.7 kg/ha, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 24 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sisal, raw — Yield in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 666.7 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,044 kg/ha | +56.5% |
| 1963 | 1,000 kg/ha | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 1,216 kg/ha | +21.6% |
| 1965 | 1,283 kg/ha | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 1,156 kg/ha | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 1,054 kg/ha | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 1,092 kg/ha | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 1,223 kg/ha | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 1,079 kg/ha | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 1,200 kg/ha | +11.2% |
| 1972 | 1,347 kg/ha | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 1,411 kg/ha | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 1,247 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 1,129 kg/ha | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 1,141 kg/ha | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,180 kg/ha | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 714.7 kg/ha | -39.4% |
| 1979 | 666.7 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 1980 | 1,352 kg/ha | +102.8% |
| 1981 | 1,300 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 1,122 kg/ha | -13.7% |
| 1983 | 1,139 kg/ha | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 1,175 kg/ha | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1,186 kg/ha | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 1,125 kg/ha | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 1,113 kg/ha | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,161 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1,079 kg/ha | -7.1% |
| 1990 | 740.7 kg/ha | -31.3% |
| 1991 | 1,079 kg/ha | +45.7% |
| 1992 | 1,075 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,200 kg/ha | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 1,203 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,156 kg/ha | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 1,206 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 1,277 kg/ha | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,277 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,193 kg/ha | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 1,194 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,194 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,194 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,194 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,176 kg/ha | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1,186 kg/ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1,220 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,237 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,231 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,236 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,240 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1,244 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,249 kg/ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,253 kg/ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,248 kg/ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,246 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 1,237 kg/ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 1,238 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,256 kg/ha | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1,258 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,261 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,263 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1,262 kg/ha | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,264 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,266 kg/ha | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1,266 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 518.3 kg/ha, 2.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1,266 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 624.8 kg/ha, 2.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sisal, raw — Yield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +102.8% | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,352 kg/ha |
| 1962 | +56.5% | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,044 kg/ha |
| 1991 | +45.7% | 740.7 kg/ha | 1,079 kg/ha |
| 1978 | -39.4% | 1,180 kg/ha | 714.7 kg/ha |
| 1990 | -31.3% | 1,079 kg/ha | 740.7 kg/ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,082 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,283 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,112 kg/ha | 666.7 kg/ha | 1,411 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,175 kg/ha | 1,079 kg/ha | 1,352 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,141 kg/ha | 740.7 kg/ha | 1,277 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,206 kg/ha | 1,176 kg/ha | 1,237 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,247 kg/ha | 1,237 kg/ha | 1,258 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,263 kg/ha | 1,261 kg/ha | 1,266 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 2 China 5,390 kg/ha compare
- 2 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1,948 kg/ha compare
- 3 Uganda 1,819 kg/ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 755.4 kg/ha compare
- 4 China, Taiwan Province of 1,645 kg/ha compare
- 6 Indonesia 1,128 kg/ha compare
- 7 Angola 1,039 kg/ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 120 kg/ha compare
- 8 Brazil 951 kg/ha 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 sisal, raw — yield in Madagascar?
- Sisal, raw — yield in Madagascar was 1,266 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sisal, raw — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1,411 kg/ha in 1973.
- What is the lowest sisal, raw — yield recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 666.7 kg/ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sisal, raw — yield?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 24 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sisal, raw — yield rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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, published as part of Sisal, raw — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.