Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0024 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0024 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0055 t per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 t per square kilometre, in 1976.
That places Madagascar 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Production, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | -35.6% |
| 1971 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1973 | 0.001 t per square kilometre | -80.9% |
| 1974 | 0.003 t per square kilometre | +186.9% |
| 1975 | 0.004 t per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | -92.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +591.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | +28.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -19.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0019 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.002 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0024 t per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0024 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8827 t per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Production, 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 | +591.7% | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre |
| 1974 | +186.9% | 0.001 t per square kilometre | 0.003 t per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -92.2% | 0.004 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre |
| 1973 | -80.9% | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 0.001 t per square kilometre |
| 1972 | +38.0% | 0.004 t per square kilometre | 0.0055 t per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -35.6% | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0033 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | 0.0053 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 t per square kilometre | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | 0.0017 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 0.0015 t per square kilometre | 0.0021 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0022 t per square kilometre | 0.002 t per square kilometre | 0.0023 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 0.0024 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 84 Slovenia 0.004 t per square kilometre compare
- 85 Sri Lanka 0.0037 t per square kilometre compare
- 86 Namibia 0.0027 t per square kilometre compare
- 88 Philippines 0.0021 t per square kilometre compare
- 89 Croatia 0.002 t per square kilometre compare
- 90 North Macedonia 0.0014 t 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 — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Sorghum — production, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0024 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 t per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 t per square kilometre in 1976.
- How does Madagascar rank for sorghum — production, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 87th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — Production 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 — Production 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.