Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Madagascar

Land under cereal production in Madagascar in 2023 — 2,222,098 ha. Ranked 52 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 150.2%.

2023 2.22M ha +28.54% vs 2022
World rank 52of 180
Period maximum 2.22M ha2023
Period minimum 888,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Madagascar, 1961–2023500,0001M1.5M2M2.5M19611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 888,000 ha1963: 950,000 ha1965: 982,650 ha1967: 1,122,410 ha1969: 1,124,060 ha1971: 1,120,725 ha1973: 1,160,770 ha1975: 1,190,505 ha1977: 1,291,359 ha1979: 1,281,582 ha1981: 1,315,757 ha1983: 1,318,715 ha1985: 1,326,020 ha1987: 1,240,524 ha1989: 1,301,190 ha1991: 1,295,564 ha1993: 1,415,487 ha1995: 1,342,455 ha1997: 1,370,461 ha1999: 1,404,437 ha2001: 1,411,893 ha2003: 1,420,599 ha2005: 1,509,104 ha2007: 1,536,102 ha2009: 1,562,974 ha2011: 1,463,801 ha2013: 1,248,074 ha2015: 1,327,084 ha2017: 1,413,852 ha2019: 1,731,380 ha2021: 1,730,649 ha2023: 2,222,098 ha
Change over the period: +1.33M (+150.24%) Average annual rate: 1.49 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 2.22M ha
World 738M ha
Eastern Africa computed 38.11M ha
Low-income countries computed 74.17M ha
Land under cereal production — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 2.22M +493,437 +28.54%
2022 1.73M −1,988 −0.11%
2021 1.73M −74,753 −4.14%
2020 1.81M +74,022 +4.28%
2019 1.73M +124,153 +7.72%
2018 1.61M +193,375 +13.68%
2017 1.41M −37,185 −2.56%
2016 1.45M +123,953 +9.34%
2015 1.33M −118,171 −8.18%
2014 1.45M +197,181 +15.8%
2013 1.25M −275,087 −18.06%
2012 1.52M +59,360 +4.06%
2011 1.46M −113,300 −7.18%
2010 1.58M +14,127 +0.9%
2009 1.56M +13,678 +0.88%
2008 1.55M +13,194 +0.86%
2007 1.54M +14,084 +0.93%
2006 1.52M +12,914 +0.86%
2005 1.51M +68,734 +4.77%
2004 1.44M +19,771 +1.39%
2003 1.42M +4,068 +0.29%
2002 1.42M +4,638 +0.33%
2001 1.41M +5,063 +0.36%
2000 1.41M +2,393 +0.17%
1999 1.4M +12,751 +0.92%
1998 1.39M +21,225 +1.55%
1997 1.37M +33,248 +2.49%
1996 1.34M −5,242 −0.39%
1995 1.34M +35,814 +2.74%
1994 1.31M −108,846 −7.69%
1993 1.42M +75,933 +5.67%
1992 1.34M +43,990 +3.4%
1991 1.3M −31,365 −2.36%
1990 1.33M +25,739 +1.98%
1989 1.3M +35,590 +2.81%
1988 1.27M +25,076 +2.02%
1987 1.24M −97,751 −7.3%
1986 1.34M +12,255 +0.92%
1985 1.33M +21,105 +1.62%
1984 1.3M −13,800 −1.05%
1983 1.32M +10,765 +0.82%
1982 1.31M −7,807 −0.59%
1981 1.32M −14,878 −1.12%
1980 1.33M +49,053 +3.83%
1979 1.28M +24,307 +1.93%
1978 1.26M −34,084 −2.64%
1977 1.29M +111,845 +9.48%
1976 1.18M −10,991 −0.92%
1975 1.19M +11,585 +0.98%
1974 1.18M +18,150 +1.56%
1973 1.16M +30,025 +2.66%
1972 1.13M +10,020 +0.89%
1971 1.12M +13,665 +1.23%
1970 1.11M −17,000 −1.51%
1969 1.12M −26,725 −2.32%
1968 1.15M +28,375 +2.53%
1967 1.12M +20,670 +1.88%
1966 1.1M +119,090 +12.12%
1965 982,650 −5,235 −0.53%
1964 987,885 +37,885 +3.99%
1963 950,000 +9,000 +0.96%
1962 941,000 +53,000 +5.97%
1961 888,000

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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