Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 64.1 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64.1 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 197 countries
All-time high
64.13 hectares per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
56.75 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 64.1 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 64.13 hectares per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 56.75 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Madagascar 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 56.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 58.47 hectares per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 60.19 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 61.9 hectares per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 63.62 hectares per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 64.1 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.51 hectares per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 64.1 hectares per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 hectares per square kilometre, 2.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.8 hectares per square kilometre | 56.75 hectares per square kilometre | 61.9 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.08 hectares per square kilometre | 63.62 hectares per square kilometre | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.11 hectares per square kilometre | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | 64.13 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | 64.1 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 8 Kazakhstan 68.33 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 9 Mongolia 68.22 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 10 Lesotho 65.88 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 12 Eswatini 58.14 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 13 Eritrea 56.94 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 14 Ireland 54.42 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 64.1 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 64.13 hectares per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.75 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Madagascar rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.