Sweet potatoes — Losses in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sweet potatoes — Losses was 156 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sweet potatoes — Losses in Madagascar, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
In 2023, sweet potatoes — losses in Madagascar stood at 156 1000 t. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — losses in Madagascar peaked at 156 1000 t in 2022 and was at its lowest, 110 1000 t, in 2010.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Sweet potatoes — Losses in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 110 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 132 1000 t | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 132 1000 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 134 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 137 1000 t | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 127 1000 t | -7.3% |
| 2016 | 134 1000 t | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 124 1000 t | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 131 1000 t | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 134 1000 t | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 136 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 138 1000 t | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 156 1000 t | +13.0% |
| 2023 | 156 1000 t | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 156 1000 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 36 1000 t, 4.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 156 1000 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18 1000 t, 8.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 129.5 1000 t | 110 1000 t | 137 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.5 1000 t | 136 1000 t | 156 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 sweet potatoes — losses in Madagascar?
- Sweet potatoes — losses in Madagascar was 156 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — losses recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 156 1000 t in 2022.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — losses recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 110 1000 t in 2010.
- How does Madagascar rank for sweet potatoes — losses?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sweet potatoes — losses rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 Sweet potatoes — Losses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.