Forestland — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forestland — Area was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 9,922 1000 ha for forestland — area in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Madagascar peaked at 13,677 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,922 1000 ha, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 49th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Forestland — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,677 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 13,611 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13,545 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 13,478 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 13,412 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 13,346 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 13,280 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 13,213 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 13,147 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 13,081 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 13,014 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 12,908 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 12,801 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12,694 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 12,587 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12,480 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 12,374 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12,267 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 12,160 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 12,053 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,946 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11,786 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 11,626 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 11,466 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 11,306 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 11,146 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 11,025 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 10,905 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 10,784 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,664 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 10,544 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 10,419 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 10,295 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 10,171 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 10,046 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 9,922 1000 ha | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 9,922 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 2,837 1000 ha, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 9,922 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,372 1000 ha, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,379 1000 ha | 13,081 1000 ha | 13,677 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,534 1000 ha | 12,053 1000 ha | 13,014 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,265 1000 ha | 10,664 1000 ha | 11,946 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,233 1000 ha | 9,922 1000 ha | 10,544 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Madagascar?
- Forestland — area in Madagascar was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13,677 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for forestland — area?
- Madagascar ranks 49th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).