Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar stood at 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, in 2002.
Madagascar ranks 142nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +132.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -37.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +281.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | +206.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +66.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | +72.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | -15.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +281.0% | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +206.1% | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 139 Zambia 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 140 Australia 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 141 United Kingdom 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 143 Nicaragua 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 144 Venezuela 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 145 Togo 0.0001 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 tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Madagascar rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 142nd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.5%. 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 Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver 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.