Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0042 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0042 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 ha per square kilometre, in 1977.
That places Madagascar 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0064 ha per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +564.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | -24.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0055 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | -21.8% |
| 1985 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0028 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.003 ha per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0032 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0031 ha per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.004 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0042 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0042 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +564.0% | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -70.8% | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -68.1% | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre |
| 1977 | -58.6% | 0.0016 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +53.3% | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0044 ha per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +41.0% | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.0089 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0061 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0029 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0035 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0033 ha per square kilometre | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0037 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | 0.0034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 0.0042 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 77 Kazakhstan 0.0058 ha per square kilometre compare
- 78 Panama 0.0054 ha per square kilometre compare
- 79 Morocco 0.0051 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Iraq 0.0041 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 0.004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 83 Colombia 0.0038 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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0042 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0091 ha per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 ha per square kilometre in 1977.
- How does Madagascar rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 80th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. 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 Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.