Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.174 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.174 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
57th
of 137 countries
All-time high
0.1755 ha per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
0.0292 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.174 ha per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.1755 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0292 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
Madagascar ranks 57th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.031 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0324 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0339 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0338 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0361 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0511 ha per square kilometre | +42.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0558 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0573 ha per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0591 ha per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0587 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.056 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0714 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 0.082 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0982 ha per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1015 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1023 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1114 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1095 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1013 ha per square kilometre | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1121 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1128 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1135 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1166 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1173 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.118 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.119 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.129 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.141 ha per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.141 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1358 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1565 ha per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1551 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1601 ha per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1627 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1664 ha per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1693 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1706 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1727 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.174 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0321 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0358 ha per square kilometre | 0.0626 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0937 ha per square kilometre | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.1056 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1068 ha per square kilometre | 0.0638 ha per square kilometre | 0.1152 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1297 ha per square kilometre | 0.1158 ha per square kilometre | 0.1634 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1617 ha per square kilometre | 0.1505 ha per square kilometre | 0.1727 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.174 ha per square kilometre | 0.1729 ha per square kilometre | 0.1755 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 54 South Africa 0.218 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Zimbabwe 0.2061 ha per square kilometre compare
- 56 Japan 0.2027 ha per square kilometre compare
- 58 Argentina 0.1708 ha per square kilometre compare
- 59 Hungary 0.1565 ha per square kilometre compare
- 60 China 0.1513 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 sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.174 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1755 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0292 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 57th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sugar Crops Primary — 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
Sugar Crops Primary — 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.