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Surface area — Madagascar

Surface area in Madagascar in 2023 — 587,295 km². Ranked 48 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 587,295 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 48of 215
Period maximum 587,295 km²2011
Period minimum 587,040 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Madagascar, 1961–2023587,000587,100587,200587,30019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 587,040 km²1963: 587,040 km²1965: 587,040 km²1967: 587,040 km²1969: 587,040 km²1971: 587,040 km²1973: 587,040 km²1975: 587,040 km²1977: 587,040 km²1979: 587,040 km²1981: 587,040 km²1983: 587,040 km²1985: 587,040 km²1987: 587,040 km²1989: 587,040 km²1991: 587,040 km²1993: 587,040 km²1995: 587,040 km²1997: 587,040 km²1999: 587,040 km²2001: 587,040 km²2003: 587,040 km²2005: 587,040 km²2007: 587,040 km²2009: 587,040 km²2011: 587,295 km²2013: 587,295 km²2015: 587,295 km²2017: 587,295 km²2019: 587,295 km²2021: 587,295 km²2023: 587,295 km²
Change over the period: +255 (+0.04%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Madagascar 587,295 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Eastern Africa computed 7.05M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Madagascar, by year Madagascar All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 587,295 +0 +0%
2022 587,295 +0 +0%
2021 587,295 +0 +0%
2020 587,295 +0 +0%
2019 587,295 +0 +0%
2018 587,295 +0 +0%
2017 587,295 +0 +0%
2016 587,295 +0 +0%
2015 587,295 +0 +0%
2014 587,295 +0 +0%
2013 587,295 +0 +0%
2012 587,295 +0 +0%
2011 587,295 +255 +0.04%
2010 587,040 +0 +0%
2009 587,040 +0 +0%
2008 587,040 +0 +0%
2007 587,040 +0 +0%
2006 587,040 +0 +0%
2005 587,040 +0 +0%
2004 587,040 +0 +0%
2003 587,040 +0 +0%
2002 587,040 +0 +0%
2001 587,040 +0 +0%
2000 587,040 +0 +0%
1999 587,040 +0 +0%
1998 587,040 +0 +0%
1997 587,040 +0 +0%
1996 587,040 +0 +0%
1995 587,040 +0 +0%
1994 587,040 +0 +0%
1993 587,040 +0 +0%
1992 587,040 +0 +0%
1991 587,040 +0 +0%
1990 587,040 +0 +0%
1989 587,040 +0 +0%
1988 587,040 +0 +0%
1987 587,040 +0 +0%
1986 587,040 +0 +0%
1985 587,040 +0 +0%
1984 587,040 +0 +0%
1983 587,040 +0 +0%
1982 587,040 +0 +0%
1981 587,040 +0 +0%
1980 587,040 +0 +0%
1979 587,040 +0 +0%
1978 587,040 +0 +0%
1977 587,040 +0 +0%
1976 587,040 +0 +0%
1975 587,040 +0 +0%
1974 587,040 +0 +0%
1973 587,040 +0 +0%
1972 587,040 +0 +0%
1971 587,040 +0 +0%
1970 587,040 +0 +0%
1969 587,040 +0 +0%
1968 587,040 +0 +0%
1967 587,040 +0 +0%
1966 587,040 +0 +0%
1965 587,040 +0 +0%
1964 587,040 +0 +0%
1963 587,040 +0 +0%
1962 587,040 +0 +0%
1961 587,040 — —

Eastern Africa, 2023

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

ET Ethiopia 1.14M TZ Tanzania 947,300 MZ Mozambique 799,380 ZM Zambia 752,610 SS South Sudan 646,883 SO Somalia 637,660 KE Kenya 591,969 MG Madagascar 587,295 ZW Zimbabwe 390,760 UG Uganda 241,550 ER Eritrea 121,766 MW Malawi 118,480 BI Burundi 27,830 RW Rwanda 26,338 DJ Djibouti 23,200 MU Mauritius 2,010 KM Comoros 1,861 SC Seychelles 460
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

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