How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
up 16.2%
World rank
148th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar is 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.2% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 148th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.0963 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1016 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1113 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0861 metric tons per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0927 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0976 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0993 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1133 metric tons per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1228 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1066 metric tons per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1048 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1074 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.105 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1041 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0988 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0998 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1025 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1094 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1163 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1192 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1452 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1609 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1755 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1821 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.173 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1871 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2046 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2122 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2128 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2151 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2265 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2171 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2211 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2331 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2446 metric tons per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2536 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2549 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2584 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2559 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2715 metric tons per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2907 metric tons per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.238 metric tons per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2481 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2416 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2365 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2201 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2014 metric tons per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1912 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2365 metric tons per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2902 metric tons per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2447 metric tons per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2205 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2168 metric tons per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2249 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2625 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre | +16.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.158 metric tons per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0946 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1113 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.1054 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0927 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1228 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1308 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0988 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1808 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2051 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.173 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2265 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2549 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2331 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2907 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2409 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1912 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2523 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2168 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 145 Kenya 0.3319 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 146 Argentina 0.3197 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 147 Liberia 0.3072 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 149 Yemen 0.2861 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 150 Czechia 0.2849 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 151 Venezuela 0.2805 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.3052 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3265 metric tons per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0779 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 148th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
How have things changed? 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.