Marine protected areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Marine protected areas was 1.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Marine protected areas in Madagascar, 2013–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for marine protected areas in Madagascar is 1.4, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 250.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Madagascar peaked at 1.4 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2013.
That places Madagascar 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Marine protected areas in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.4 | — |
| 2014 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8 | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3 | +44.4% |
| 2025 | 1.4 | +7.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 1.4 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5, 2.8× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 1.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7, 2.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5429 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.05 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 6 |
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 marine protected areas in Madagascar?
- Marine protected areas in Madagascar was 1.4 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2013.
- How does Madagascar rank for marine protected areas?
- Madagascar ranks 98th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Marine protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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