Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar
Madagascar: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 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 — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Madagascar peaked at 13,677 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,922 1000 ha, in 2025.
Madagascar ranks 56th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Share co2 vs population 0.8383 (2100)
- Population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Population, total 32.74 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.8% (2025)
- Urban population 10.77 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.1417 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 112.65 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.1417 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.1417 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area — fao tier 1 in Madagascar?
- Forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 13,677 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forestland — area — fao tier 1 recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Madagascar rank for forestland — area — fao tier 1?
- Madagascar ranks 56th out of 239 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. 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).