Share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of arable land which is organic was 0.42 percent in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar, 2005–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.42 percent for share of arable land which is organic in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.0% on the previous year and up 500.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar peaked at 0.42 percent in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.01 percent, in 2005.
That places Madagascar 103rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.01 percent | — |
| 2006 | 0.02 percent | +100.0% |
| 2007 | 0.02 percent | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.05 percent | +150.0% |
| 2009 | 0.03 percent | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.05 percent | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.07 percent | +40.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 percent | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 percent | +328.6% |
| 2016 | 0.15 percent | -50.0% |
| 2017 | 0.16 percent | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.12 percent | -25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 percent | +58.3% |
| 2020 | 0.25 percent | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 0.23 percent | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.28 percent | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.42 percent | +50.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.42 percent is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.31 percent, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.42 percent is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.24 percent, 1.8× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +328.6% | 0.07 percent | 0.3 percent |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.026 percent | 0.01 percent | 0.05 percent | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.125 percent | 0.05 percent | 0.3 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.295 percent | 0.23 percent | 0.42 percent | 4 |
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 share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar?
- Share of arable land which is organic in Madagascar was 0.42 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.42 percent in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of arable land which is organic recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 percent in 2005.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of arable land which is organic?
- Madagascar ranks 103rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of arable land which is organic rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 500.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of arable land which is organic. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Organic arable land area is the sum of the area certified as organic by official standards, and land area in the conversion process to organic (which is assumed by the UN FAO as a two-year period prior to certification). Arable land is that used for crops (which does not include grazing land).