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Land area — Madagascar

Land area in Madagascar in 2023 — 581,800 km². Ranked 44 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 581,800 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 44of 215
Period maximum 581,800 km²2013
Period minimum 581,540 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Madagascar, 1961–2023581,500581,600581,700581,80019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 581,540 km²1963: 581,540 km²1965: 581,540 km²1967: 581,540 km²1969: 581,540 km²1971: 581,540 km²1973: 581,540 km²1975: 581,540 km²1977: 581,540 km²1979: 581,540 km²1981: 581,540 km²1983: 581,540 km²1985: 581,540 km²1987: 581,540 km²1989: 581,540 km²1991: 581,540 km²1993: 581,540 km²1995: 581,540 km²1997: 581,540 km²1999: 581,540 km²2001: 581,540 km²2003: 581,540 km²2005: 581,540 km²2007: 581,540 km²2009: 581,540 km²2011: 581,795 km²2013: 581,800 km²2015: 581,800 km²2017: 581,800 km²2019: 581,800 km²2021: 581,800 km²2023: 581,800 km²
Change over the period: +260 (+0.04%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 581,800 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Eastern Africa computed 6.85M km²
Low-income countries computed 14.77M km²
Land area — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 581,800 +0 +0%
2022 581,800 +0 +0%
2021 581,800 +0 +0%
2020 581,800 +0 +0%
2019 581,800 +0 +0%
2018 581,800 +0 +0%
2017 581,800 +0 +0%
2016 581,800 +0 +0%
2015 581,800 +0 +0%
2014 581,800 +0 +0%
2013 581,800 +5 +0%
2012 581,795 +0 +0%
2011 581,795 +255 +0.04%
2010 581,540 +0 +0%
2009 581,540 +0 +0%
2008 581,540 +0 +0%
2007 581,540 +0 +0%
2006 581,540 +0 +0%
2005 581,540 +0 +0%
2004 581,540 +0 +0%
2003 581,540 +0 +0%
2002 581,540 +0 +0%
2001 581,540 +0 +0%
2000 581,540 +0 +0%
1999 581,540 +0 +0%
1998 581,540 +0 +0%
1997 581,540 +0 +0%
1996 581,540 +0 +0%
1995 581,540 +0 +0%
1994 581,540 +0 +0%
1993 581,540 +0 +0%
1992 581,540 +0 +0%
1991 581,540 +0 +0%
1990 581,540 +0 +0%
1989 581,540 +0 +0%
1988 581,540 +0 +0%
1987 581,540 +0 +0%
1986 581,540 +0 +0%
1985 581,540 +0 +0%
1984 581,540 +0 +0%
1983 581,540 +0 +0%
1982 581,540 +0 +0%
1981 581,540 +0 +0%
1980 581,540 +0 +0%
1979 581,540 +0 +0%
1978 581,540 +0 +0%
1977 581,540 +0 +0%
1976 581,540 +0 +0%
1975 581,540 +0 +0%
1974 581,540 +0 +0%
1973 581,540 +0 +0%
1972 581,540 +0 +0%
1971 581,540 +0 +0%
1970 581,540 +0 +0%
1969 581,540 +0 +0%
1968 581,540 +0 +0%
1967 581,540 +0 +0%
1966 581,540 +0 +0%
1965 581,540 +0 +0%
1964 581,540 +0 +0%
1963 581,540 +0 +0%
1962 581,540 +0 +0%
1961 581,540 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.13M TZ Tanzania 885,800 MZ Mozambique 786,380 ZM Zambia 743,390 SS South Sudan 631,930 SO Somalia 627,340 MG Madagascar 581,800 KE Kenya 580,876 ZW Zimbabwe 386,850 UG Uganda 200,520 ER Eritrea 121,178 MW Malawi 94,280 BI Burundi 25,680 RW Rwanda 24,670 DJ Djibouti 23,180 MU Mauritius 1,997 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

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

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