What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 408,950 sq. km in 2008.

What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 351,450 sq. km in 1961.

How does Madagascar rank for agricultural land?

Madagascar ranks 26th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.

Is agricultural land rising or falling in Madagascar?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Agricultural land in Madagascar

Name: Agricultural land in Madagascar
Creator: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Madagascar: Agricultural land was 408,950 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

408,950 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

26th

of 210 countries

All-time high

408,950 sq. km

in 2008

All-time low

351,450 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Agricultural land in Madagascar, 1961–2023

Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural land in Madagascar stood at 408,950 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land in Madagascar peaked at 408,950 sq. km in 2008 and was at its lowest, 351,450 sq. km, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 26th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	352,456 sq. km	351,450 sq. km	353,500 sq. km	9
1970s	356,567 sq. km	353,700 sq. km	360,200 sq. km	10
1980s	361,730 sq. km	360,400 sq. km	362,950 sq. km	10
1990s	370,571 sq. km	363,250 sq. km	395,000 sq. km	10
2000s	408,341 sq. km	405,000 sq. km	408,950 sq. km	10
2010s	408,950 sq. km	408,950 sq. km	408,950 sq. km	10
2020s	408,950 sq. km	408,950 sq. km	408,950 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

23 Mozambique 415,123 sq. km compare
24 Algeria 413,447 sq. km compare
25 Ukraine 413,110 sq. km compare
27 Colombia 404,830 sq. km compare
28 Mauritania 397,100 sq. km compare
29 Turkmenistan 395,782 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Rural population 67.1% (2025)
Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
Rural population 21.97 million (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 21.7% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.26 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 2.22 million hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 2,426 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 5.39 million metric tons (2023)

All data for Madagascar →

Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land in Madagascar?: Agricultural land in Madagascar was 408,950 sq. km in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 408,950 sq. km in 2008.
What is the lowest agricultural land recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 351,450 sq. km in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for agricultural land?: Madagascar ranks 26th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural land rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Agricultural land (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Agricultural land (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 257 places, 15,984 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Agricultural land refers to the land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.