Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar

Madagascar: Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 was 9,922 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
9,922 1000 ha
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
56th
of 239 countries
All-time high
13,677 1000 ha
in 1990
All-time low
9,922 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 in Madagascar, 1990–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200720251990: 13.7k 1000 ha1991: 13.6k 1000 ha1992: 13.5k 1000 ha1993: 13.5k 1000 ha1994: 13.4k 1000 ha1995: 13.3k 1000 ha1996: 13.3k 1000 ha1997: 13.2k 1000 ha1998: 13.1k 1000 ha1999: 13.1k 1000 ha2000: 13.0k 1000 ha2001: 12.9k 1000 ha2002: 12.8k 1000 ha2003: 12.7k 1000 ha2004: 12.6k 1000 ha2005: 12.5k 1000 ha2006: 12.4k 1000 ha2007: 12.3k 1000 ha2008: 12.2k 1000 ha2009: 12.1k 1000 ha2010: 11.9k 1000 ha2011: 11.8k 1000 ha2012: 11.6k 1000 ha2013: 11.5k 1000 ha2014: 11.3k 1000 ha2015: 11.1k 1000 ha2016: 11.0k 1000 ha2017: 10.9k 1000 ha2018: 10.8k 1000 ha2019: 10.7k 1000 ha2020: 10.5k 1000 ha2021: 10.4k 1000 ha2022: 10.3k 1000 ha2023: 10.2k 1000 ha2024: 10.0k 1000 ha2025: 9.9k 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 53 Mali 10,479 1000 ha compare
  2. 54 New Zealand 10,303 1000 ha compare
  3. 55 Ukraine 10,090 1000 ha compare
  4. 57 Poland 9,495 1000 ha compare
  5. 58 Italy 9,422 1000 ha compare
  6. 59 Belarus 8,975 1000 ha compare

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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

Indicator
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
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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).