Breakdown of habitable land area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Breakdown of habitable land area was 167,840 hectares in 2019. ▬ Flat
Breakdown of habitable land area in Madagascar, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 167,840 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over five years.
That places Madagascar 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 164,530 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 169,790 hectares | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 159,760 hectares | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 165,500 hectares | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 167,840 hectares | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 167,840 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 167,840 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Madagascar?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Madagascar was 167,840 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 169,790 hectares in 2016.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 159,760 hectares in 2017.
- How does Madagascar rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Madagascar ranks 73rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.