Surface area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Surface area was 587,295 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat
Surface area 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
Madagascar recorded 587,295 sq. km for surface area 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, surface area in Madagascar peaked at 587,295 sq. km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 587,040 sq. km, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 9 |
| 1970s | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 1980s | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 1990s | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 587,270 sq. km | 587,040 sq. km | 587,295 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,295 sq. km | 587,295 sq. km | 587,295 sq. km | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Madagascar?
- Surface area in Madagascar was 587,295 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 surface area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 587,295 sq. km in 2011.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 587,040 sq. km in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for surface area?
- Madagascar ranks 48th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
- Is surface 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 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 Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.