Environment in Madagascar

2,106 indicators covering environment for Madagascar.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of global forest area 0.2% 2025 down 10.1% 54th
Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.4634 2023 down 420.5% 101st
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 down 97.3% 171st
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0031 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 79.4% 98th
Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per square kilometre 0.001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 76.3% 106th
Veneer sheets — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 65.4% 139th
Total fibre furnish — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 303.7% 79th
Total fibre furnish — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 up 261.8% 85th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 26.0% 64th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.9% 59th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.9% 58th
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 62.0% 91st
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 40.7% 87th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 99.2% 162nd
Plywood and LVL — Production 5,489 m3 2024 up 3,608.8% 103rd
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -55.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,868.0% 177th
Fibreboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 49.6% 126th
Fibreboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP 2024 up 44.8% 116th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person 2024 down 56.6% 149th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 down 57.5% 152nd
Newsprint — Import value, per square kilometre 0.0055 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 32.0% 119th
Newsprint — Import quantity, per square kilometre 0.0056 t per square kilometre 2023 down 48.1% 119th
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre 0.0641 1000 ha per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 11th
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production, per square kilometre 0 m3 per square kilometre 2023 82nd
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 46.9% 27th
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 25.9% 61st
Paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 44th
Veneer sheets — Import value, annual growth rate 56.52 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,550.7% 32nd
Dissolving wood pulp — Import quantity 218 t 2024 51st
Dissolving wood pulp — Import value 279 1000 USD 2024 48th
Paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -59.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 607.7% 185th
Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5088 m3 per person 2024 down 7.4% 34th
Wood fuel — Production, per capita 0.5088 m3 per person 2024 down 7.4% 39th
Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.5111 m3 per person 2024 down 7.5% 51st
Roundwood — Production, per capita 0.5142 m3 per person 2024 down 7.6% 65th
Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity, annual growth rate -67.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 150.2% 175th
Primary Forest — Area 7,373 1000 ha 2025 down 11.0% 23rd
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import quantity 2,180 t 2024 up 1,271.1% 114th
Chemical wood pulp, sulphate, bleached — Import value 2,019 1000 USD 2024 up 2,025.3% 112th
Roundwood — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0002 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 down 80.3% 120th
Roundwood — Export quantity, per square kilometre 0.0009 m3 per square kilometre 2023 down 73.8% 123rd
Paper and paperboard — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP 2024 down 51.2% 120th
Paper and paperboard — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP 2024 down 57.7% 125th
Recovered paper — Import quantity 449 t 2024 up 340.2% 126th
Recovered paper — Import value 136 1000 USD 2024 up 1,260.0% 125th
Annual change in forest area -124,278 hectares 2025 up 22.4% 218th
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -1.3% 2025 up 12.8% 219th
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -1.3% 2025 up 12.8% 218th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -124,278 hectares 2025 up 22.4% 218th
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Export quantity, per capita 0 t per person 2024 99th
Fibreboard — Export quantity 465 m3 2024 up 3,476.9% 98th
Fibreboard — Export value 189 1000 USD 2024 up 1,160.0% 102nd
Other paper and paperboard — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% 44th
Roundwood, coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0031 m3 per person 2024 down 20.9% 89th
Other paper and paperboard — Export value, annual growth rate -70.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 228.9% 183rd
Forest land — Area 9,922 1000 ha 2025 down 11.0% 63rd
Naturally regenerating forest — Area 9,686 1000 ha 2025 down 11.0% 59th
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land 97.62 % 2025 unchanged 97th
Pesticides (total) — Export value, per square kilometre 0.0001 1000 USD per square kilometre 2023 up 37.1% 147th
Veneer sheets — Import quantity, annual growth rate -62.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 1.1% 174th