Soybean yields in Madagascar
Madagascar: Soybean yields was 0.6036 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Soybean yields in Madagascar, 1975–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.6036 tonnes per hectare for soybean yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, soybean yields in Madagascar peaked at 2 tonnes per hectare in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.5812 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
Madagascar ranks 95th of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
| 1980s | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6589 tonnes per hectare | 0.6031 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5885 tonnes per hectare | 0.5812 tonnes per hectare | 0.5997 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5956 tonnes per hectare | 0.5849 tonnes per hectare | 0.6187 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6004 tonnes per hectare | 0.594 tonnes per hectare | 0.6036 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 92 East Timor 0.7967 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Uganda 0.7381 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Mali 0.6387 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Pakistan 0.6 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0.5569 tonnes per hectare compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.5569 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is soybean yields in Madagascar?
- Soybean yields in Madagascar was 0.6036 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest soybean yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2 tonnes per hectare in 1976.
- What is the lowest soybean yields recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5812 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Madagascar rank for soybean yields?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is soybean yields rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 Soybean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.