Drained organic soils — Area in Madagascar

Madagascar: Drained organic soils — Area was 94,647 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
94,647 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 221 countries
All-time high
95,093 ha
in 2019
All-time low
92,574 ha
in 1994
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1990200720241990: 92.6k ha1991: 92.6k ha1992: 92.6k ha1993: 92.6k ha1994: 92.6k ha1995: 93.6k ha1996: 93.4k ha1997: 93.7k ha1998: 93.8k ha1999: 94.8k ha2000: 94.7k ha2001: 94.7k ha2002: 94.7k ha2003: 94.5k ha2004: 94.6k ha2005: 94.6k ha2006: 94.7k ha2007: 94.7k ha2008: 94.6k ha2009: 94.5k ha2010: 94.5k ha2011: 94.8k ha2012: 94.8k ha2013: 94.6k ha2014: 94.6k ha2015: 94.6k ha2016: 94.6k ha2017: 94.5k ha2018: 94.5k ha2019: 95.1k ha2020: 95.1k ha2021: 95.0k ha2022: 94.6k ha2023: 94.6k ha2024: 94.6k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

In 2024, drained organic soils — area in Madagascar stood at 94,647 ha.

That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Madagascar peaked at 95,093 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92,574 ha, in 1994.

Madagascar ranks 39th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Drained organic soils — Area in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Madagascar, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 92,590 ha —
1991 92,590 ha +0.0%
1992 92,590 ha +0.0%
1993 92,590 ha +0.0%
1994 92,574 ha -0.0%
1995 93,599 ha +1.1%
1996 93,441 ha -0.2%
1997 93,699 ha +0.3%
1998 93,758 ha +0.1%
1999 94,841 ha +1.2%
2000 94,745 ha -0.1%
2001 94,739 ha -0.0%
2002 94,652 ha -0.1%
2003 94,461 ha -0.2%
2004 94,553 ha +0.1%
2005 94,566 ha +0.0%
2006 94,730 ha +0.2%
2007 94,731 ha +0.0%
2008 94,557 ha -0.2%
2009 94,465 ha -0.1%
2010 94,528 ha +0.1%
2011 94,794 ha +0.3%
2012 94,788 ha -0.0%
2013 94,601 ha -0.2%
2014 94,647 ha +0.0%
2015 94,606 ha -0.0%
2016 94,593 ha -0.0%
2017 94,452 ha -0.1%
2018 94,510 ha +0.1%
2019 95,093 ha +0.6%
2020 95,077 ha -0.0%
2021 94,969 ha -0.1%
2022 94,647 ha -0.3%
2023 94,647 ha +0.0%
2024 94,647 ha +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 94,647 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 1485.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 93,227 ha 92,574 ha 94,841 ha 10
2000s 94,620 ha 94,461 ha 94,745 ha 10
2010s 94,661 ha 94,452 ha 95,093 ha 10
2020s 94,798 ha 94,647 ha 95,077 ha 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 36 Uganda 119,041 ha compare
  2. 37 Australia 118,425 ha compare
  3. 38 India 100,547 ha compare
  4. 40 Denmark 85,378 ha compare
  5. 41 Guyana 73,874 ha compare
  6. 42 Burundi 68,925 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Madagascar?
Drained organic soils — area in Madagascar was 94,647 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 95,093 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 92,574 ha in 1994.
How does Madagascar rank for drained organic soils — area?
Madagascar ranks 39th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.