What is land area in Madagascar?

Land area in Madagascar was 581,800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Madagascar?

The highest recorded value was 581,800 sq. km in 2013.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Madagascar?

The lowest recorded value was 581,540 sq. km in 1961.

How does Madagascar rank for land area?

Madagascar ranks 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Madagascar?

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

Where does this Madagascar data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Madagascar

Name: Land area in Madagascar
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Madagascar: Land area was 581,800 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

581,800 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

44th

of 216 countries

All-time high

581,800 sq. km

in 2013

All-time low

581,540 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Madagascar, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Madagascar is 581,800 sq. km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Madagascar peaked at 581,800 sq. km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 581,540 sq. km, in 1961.

Madagascar ranks 44th of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	9
1970s	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	10
1980s	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	10
1990s	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	10
2000s	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	10
2010s	581,773 sq. km	581,540 sq. km	581,800 sq. km	10
2020s	581,800 sq. km	581,800 sq. km	581,800 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
42 Somalia 627,340 sq. km compare
43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
45 Kenya 580,876 sq. km compare
46 Ukraine 579,400 sq. km compare
47 Botswana 566,730 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

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 land area in Madagascar?: Land area in Madagascar was 581,800 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Madagascar?: The highest recorded value was 581,800 sq. km in 2013.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Madagascar?: The lowest recorded value was 581,540 sq. km in 1961.
How does Madagascar rank for land area?: Madagascar ranks 44th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Madagascar?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.