Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested was 100,974 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sugar crops primary — area harvested in Madagascar is 100,974 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sugar crops primary — area harvested in Madagascar peaked at 102,106 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,000 ha, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 17,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18,000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 18,295 ha | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 18,865 ha | +3.1% |
| 1966 | 19,455 ha | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 19,735 ha | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 19,675 ha | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 20,110 ha | +2.2% |
| 1970 | 21,020 ha | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 20,845 ha | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 29,735 ha | +42.6% |
| 1973 | 32,430 ha | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 33,325 ha | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 34,390 ha | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 34,140 ha | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 32,545 ha | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 33,610 ha | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 36,400 ha | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 40,195 ha | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 41,545 ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 47,670 ha | +14.7% |
| 1983 | 57,100 ha | +19.8% |
| 1984 | 59,050 ha | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 59,000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 59,500 ha | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 59,500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 60,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 61,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 64,800 ha | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 63,700 ha | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 37,100 ha | -41.8% |
| 1993 | 58,900 ha | +58.8% |
| 1994 | 65,210 ha | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 65,620 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 66,600 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 66,000 ha | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 66,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 67,000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 67,325 ha | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67,780 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 68,235 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 68,620 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 69,190 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 75,000 ha | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 82,000 ha | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 82,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 95,000 ha | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 91,022 ha | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 87,559 ha | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 88,894 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90,211 ha | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 93,157 ha | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 94,681 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 96,813 ha | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 98,522 ha | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 99,255 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 100,460 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 102,106 ha | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 100,607 ha | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 101,057 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 101,257 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 100,974 ha | -0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +58.8% | 37,100 ha | 58,900 ha |
| 1992 | -41.8% | 63,700 ha | 37,100 ha |
| 1972 | +42.6% | 20,845 ha | 29,735 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,682 ha | 17,000 ha | 20,110 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 30,844 ha | 20,845 ha | 36,400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 54,496 ha | 40,195 ha | 61,400 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,093 ha | 37,100 ha | 67,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 75,415 ha | 67,325 ha | 95,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 94,057 ha | 87,559 ha | 100,460 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 101,200 ha | 100,607 ha | 102,106 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 42 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 102,389 ha compare
- 43 Belgium-Luxembourg 101,191 ha compare
- 44 Madagascar 100,974 ha compare
- 46 Nigeria 88,518 ha compare
- 47 Uganda 87,249 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production 33,030 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production 91,348 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 81,046 1000 An (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production 161,610 t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight 306 kg/An (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production 415,933 t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 1.36 million An (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 135,945 ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 243 kg/ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 1,133 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sugar crops primary — area harvested in Madagascar?
- Sugar crops primary — area harvested in Madagascar was 100,974 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 102,106 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest sugar crops primary — area harvested recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 ha in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for sugar crops primary — area harvested?
- Madagascar ranks 44th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sugar crops primary — area harvested rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Sugar Crops Primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.