Total agricultural area over the long term in Madagascar
Madagascar: Total agricultural area over the long term was 40.90 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
40.90 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 202 countries
All-time high
40.90 million
in 2011
All-time low
1.41 million
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Madagascar, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 40.90 million for total agricultural area over the long term in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Madagascar peaked at 40.90 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.41 million, in 1000.
Madagascar ranks 25th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1.41 million | 1 |
| 1100s | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 2.00 million | 1 |
| 1200s | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 2.59 million | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.18 million | 3.18 million | 3.18 million | 1 |
| 1400s | 3.77 million | 3.77 million | 3.77 million | 1 |
| 1500s | 4.94 million | 4.94 million | 4.94 million | 1 |
| 1600s | 6.00 million | 6.00 million | 6.00 million | 1 |
| 1700s | 7.06 million | 7.06 million | 7.06 million | 1 |
| 1710s | 7.79 million | 7.79 million | 7.79 million | 1 |
| 1720s | 8.51 million | 8.51 million | 8.51 million | 1 |
| 1730s | 9.23 million | 9.23 million | 9.23 million | 1 |
| 1740s | 9.96 million | 9.96 million | 9.96 million | 1 |
| 1750s | 10.68 million | 10.68 million | 10.68 million | 1 |
| 1760s | 11.41 million | 11.41 million | 11.41 million | 1 |
| 1770s | 12.13 million | 12.13 million | 12.13 million | 1 |
| 1780s | 12.85 million | 12.85 million | 12.85 million | 1 |
| 1790s | 13.58 million | 13.58 million | 13.58 million | 1 |
| 1800s | 14.30 million | 14.30 million | 14.30 million | 1 |
| 1810s | 15.03 million | 15.03 million | 15.03 million | 1 |
| 1820s | 15.75 million | 15.75 million | 15.75 million | 1 |
| 1830s | 16.47 million | 16.47 million | 16.47 million | 1 |
| 1840s | 17.20 million | 17.20 million | 17.20 million | 1 |
| 1850s | 17.92 million | 17.92 million | 17.92 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 18.47 million | 18.47 million | 18.47 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 19.03 million | 19.03 million | 19.03 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 19.80 million | 19.80 million | 19.80 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 20.61 million | 20.61 million | 20.61 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 19.21 million | 19.21 million | 19.21 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 18.46 million | 18.46 million | 18.46 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 18.09 million | 18.09 million | 18.09 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 21.00 million | 21.00 million | 21.00 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 24.13 million | 24.13 million | 24.13 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 30.47 million | 28.05 million | 33.50 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.15 million | 34.31 million | 35.35 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.66 million | 35.37 million | 36.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.17 million | 36.04 million | 36.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.06 million | 36.33 million | 39.50 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.83 million | 40.50 million | 40.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.90 million | 40.90 million | 40.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.90 million | 40.90 million | 40.90 million | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture share gdp 21.7 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 21.7 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Rural population 67.1% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 2.43 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total agricultural area over the long term in Madagascar?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Madagascar was 40.90 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 40.90 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.41 million in 1000.
- How does Madagascar rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Madagascar ranks 25th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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