Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Madagascar

Arable land in Madagascar in 2023 — 3,000,000 ha. Ranked 67 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 55.8%.

2023 3M ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 67of 206
Period maximum 3M ha2005
Period minimum 1.93M ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Madagascar, 1961–20231.5M2M2.5M3M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 1,925,000 ha1963: 1,955,000 ha1965: 1,985,000 ha1967: 2,015,000 ha1969: 2,050,000 ha1971: 2,070,000 ha1973: 2,100,000 ha1975: 2,296,000 ha1977: 2,443,000 ha1979: 2,520,000 ha1981: 2,560,000 ha1983: 2,600,000 ha1985: 2,650,000 ha1987: 2,680,000 ha1989: 2,710,000 ha1991: 2,750,000 ha1993: 2,900,000 ha1995: 2,900,000 ha1997: 2,900,000 ha1999: 2,900,000 ha2001: 2,950,000 ha2003: 2,950,000 ha2005: 3,000,000 ha2007: 3,000,000 ha2009: 3,000,000 ha2011: 3,000,000 ha2013: 3,000,000 ha2015: 3,000,000 ha2017: 3,000,000 ha2019: 3,000,000 ha2021: 3,000,000 ha2023: 3,000,000 ha
Change over the period: +1.08M (+55.84%) Average annual rate: 0.72 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Madagascar

Madagascar 3M ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Eastern Africa computed 70.81M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 3M +0 +0%
2022 3M +0 +0%
2021 3M +0 +0%
2020 3M +0 +0%
2019 3M +0 +0%
2018 3M +0 +0%
2017 3M +0 +0%
2016 3M +0 +0%
2015 3M +0 +0%
2014 3M +0 +0%
2013 3M +0 +0%
2012 3M +0 +0%
2011 3M +0 +0%
2010 3M +0 +0%
2009 3M +0 +0%
2008 3M +0 +0%
2007 3M +0 +0%
2006 3M +0 +0%
2005 3M +50,000 +1.69%
2004 2.95M +0 +0%
2003 2.95M +0 +0%
2002 2.95M +0 +0%
2001 2.95M +50,000 +1.72%
2000 2.9M +0 +0%
1999 2.9M +0 +0%
1998 2.9M +0 +0%
1997 2.9M +0 +0%
1996 2.9M +0 +0%
1995 2.9M +0 +0%
1994 2.9M +0 +0%
1993 2.9M +120,000 +4.32%
1992 2.78M +30,000 +1.09%
1991 2.75M +30,000 +1.1%
1990 2.72M +10,000 +0.37%
1989 2.71M +10,000 +0.37%
1988 2.7M +20,000 +0.75%
1987 2.68M +10,000 +0.37%
1986 2.67M +20,000 +0.75%
1985 2.65M +30,000 +1.15%
1984 2.62M +20,000 +0.77%
1983 2.6M +30,000 +1.17%
1982 2.57M +10,000 +0.39%
1981 2.56M +20,000 +0.79%
1980 2.54M +20,000 +0.79%
1979 2.52M +20,000 +0.8%
1978 2.5M +57,000 +2.33%
1977 2.44M +154,000 +6.73%
1976 2.29M −7,000 −0.3%
1975 2.3M +172,000 +8.1%
1974 2.12M +24,000 +1.14%
1973 2.1M +10,000 +0.48%
1972 2.09M +20,000 +0.97%
1971 2.07M +10,000 +0.49%
1970 2.06M +10,000 +0.49%
1969 2.05M +20,000 +0.99%
1968 2.03M +15,000 +0.74%
1967 2.02M +15,000 +0.75%
1966 2M +15,000 +0.76%
1965 1.99M +15,000 +0.76%
1964 1.97M +15,000 +0.77%
1963 1.96M +15,000 +0.77%
1962 1.94M +15,000 +0.78%
1961 1.93M

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.