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Forest area — Madagascar

Forest area in Madagascar in 2023 — 123,902 km². Ranked 48 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 9.5%.

2023 123,902 km² −0.11% vs 2022
World rank 48of 213
Period maximum 136,935 km²1990
Period minimum 123,902 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Madagascar, 1990–2023120,000125,000130,000135,000140,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 136,935 km²1991: 136,272 km²1992: 135,609 km²1993: 134,946 km²1994: 134,283 km²1995: 133,621 km²1996: 132,958 km²1997: 132,295 km²1998: 131,632 km²1999: 130,969 km²2000: 130,307 km²2001: 129,838 km²2002: 129,369 km²2003: 128,901 km²2004: 128,432 km²2005: 127,963 km²2006: 127,495 km²2007: 127,026 km²2008: 126,557 km²2009: 126,088 km²2010: 125,620 km²2011: 125,488 km²2012: 125,355 km²2013: 125,223 km²2014: 125,091 km²2015: 124,959 km²2016: 124,827 km²2017: 124,695 km²2018: 124,562 km²2019: 124,430 km²2020: 124,298 km²2021: 124,166 km²2022: 124,034 km²2023: 123,902 km²
Change over the period: −13,033 (−9.52%) Average annual rate: -0.3 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 123,902 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Eastern Africa computed 1.94M km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 123,902 −132 −0.11%
2022 124,034 −132 −0.11%
2021 124,166 −132 −0.11%
2020 124,298 −132 −0.11%
2019 124,430 −132 −0.11%
2018 124,562 −132 −0.11%
2017 124,695 −132 −0.11%
2016 124,827 −132 −0.11%
2015 124,959 −132 −0.11%
2014 125,091 −132 −0.11%
2013 125,223 −132 −0.11%
2012 125,355 −132 −0.11%
2011 125,488 −132 −0.11%
2010 125,620 −469 −0.37%
2009 126,088 −469 −0.37%
2008 126,557 −469 −0.37%
2007 127,026 −469 −0.37%
2006 127,495 −469 −0.37%
2005 127,963 −469 −0.36%
2004 128,432 −469 −0.36%
2003 128,901 −469 −0.36%
2002 129,369 −469 −0.36%
2001 129,838 −469 −0.36%
2000 130,307 −663 −0.51%
1999 130,969 −663 −0.5%
1998 131,632 −663 −0.5%
1997 132,295 −663 −0.5%
1996 132,958 −663 −0.5%
1995 133,621 −663 −0.49%
1994 134,283 −663 −0.49%
1993 134,946 −663 −0.49%
1992 135,609 −663 −0.49%
1991 136,272 −663 −0.48%
1990 136,935 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

TZ Tanzania 443,380 ZM Zambia 442,494 MZ Mozambique 360,265 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 ET Ethiopia 168,495 MG Madagascar 123,902 SS South Sudan 71,570 SO Somalia 57,498 KE Kenya 36,111 UG Uganda 22,141 MW Malawi 21,157 ER Eritrea 10,458 BI Burundi 2,796 RW Rwanda 2,790 MU Mauritius 389 SC Seychelles 337 KM Comoros 316 DJ Djibouti 60
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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