Agricultural land in Madagascar
Agricultural land made up 70.4% of the land area of Madagascar in 2024.
Madagascar, 2024
70.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
21st of 208
Agricultural land in Madagascar over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 70.4% | – |
| 2023 | 70.4% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 70.3% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 70.3% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 70.3% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 70.2% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 70.2% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 70.3% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 70.3% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 70.3% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 70.3% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 70.3% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 70.2% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 70.2% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 70.2% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 70.3%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Madagascar has the 21st highest value.
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Cost of a healthy diet
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Healthy diet unaffordable
85.3%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.19e (Estimate) kg/ha
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Nitrogen fertiliser use
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