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Forest cover — Madagascar

Forest cover in Madagascar in 2023 — 21.3%. Ranked 131 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 2.25 pp.

2023 21.3% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 131of 213
Period maximum 23.55%1990
Period minimum 21.3%2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Madagascar, 1990–2023212223241990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 23.55%1991: 23.43%1992: 23.32%1993: 23.2%1994: 23.09%1995: 22.98%1996: 22.86%1997: 22.75%1998: 22.64%1999: 22.52%2000: 22.41%2001: 22.33%2002: 22.25%2003: 22.17%2004: 22.08%2005: 22%2006: 21.92%2007: 21.84%2008: 21.76%2009: 21.68%2010: 21.6%2011: 21.57%2012: 21.55%2013: 21.52%2014: 21.5%2015: 21.48%2016: 21.46%2017: 21.43%2018: 21.41%2019: 21.39%2020: 21.36%2021: 21.34%2022: 21.32%2023: 21.3%
Change over the period: −2.25 pp Annual average: -0.07 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 21.3%
World 31.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa 25.74%
Eastern Africa computed 28.29%
Low-income countries computed 19.86%
Forest cover — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 21.3 −0.02 pp
2022 21.32 −0.02 pp
2021 21.34 −0.02 pp
2020 21.36 −0.02 pp
2019 21.39 −0.02 pp
2018 21.41 −0.02 pp
2017 21.43 −0.02 pp
2016 21.46 −0.02 pp
2015 21.48 −0.02 pp
2014 21.5 −0.02 pp
2013 21.52 −0.02 pp
2012 21.55 −0.02 pp
2011 21.57 −0.03 pp
2010 21.6 −0.08 pp
2009 21.68 −0.08 pp
2008 21.76 −0.08 pp
2007 21.84 −0.08 pp
2006 21.92 −0.08 pp
2005 22 −0.08 pp
2004 22.08 −0.08 pp
2003 22.17 −0.08 pp
2002 22.25 −0.08 pp
2001 22.33 −0.08 pp
2000 22.41 −0.11 pp
1999 22.52 −0.11 pp
1998 22.64 −0.11 pp
1997 22.75 −0.11 pp
1996 22.86 −0.11 pp
1995 22.98 −0.11 pp
1994 23.09 −0.11 pp
1993 23.2 −0.11 pp
1992 23.32 −0.11 pp
1991 23.43 −0.11 pp
1990 23.55 —

Eastern Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SC Seychelles 73.26 ZM Zambia 59.52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 MZ Mozambique 45.81 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 MW Malawi 22.44 MG Madagascar 21.3 MU Mauritius 19.47 KM Comoros 16.98 ET Ethiopia 14.93 SS South Sudan 11.33 RW Rwanda 11.31 UG Uganda 11.04 BI Burundi 10.89 SO Somalia 9.17 ER Eritrea 8.63 KE Kenya 6.22 DJ Djibouti 0.26
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

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

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