Net Forest conversion — Area in Madagascar
Madagascar: Net Forest conversion — Area was 124.28 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
124.28 1000 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 223 countries
All-time high
160.13 1000 ha
in 2011
All-time low
66.28 1000 ha
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Net Forest conversion — Area in Madagascar, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 124.28 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in Madagascar peaked at 160.13 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 66.28 1000 ha, in 1990.
Madagascar ranks 18th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.28 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 106.81 1000 ha | +61.2% |
| 2002 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 106.81 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 160.13 1000 ha | +49.9% |
| 2012 | 160.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 160.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 160.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 160.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 120.41 1000 ha | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 120.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 120.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 120.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 120.41 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 124.28 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 124.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 124.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 124.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 124.28 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 124.28 1000 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 31.21 1000 ha, 4.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 124.28 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.7 1000 ha, 9.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.28 1000 ha | 66.28 1000 ha | 66.28 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.76 1000 ha | 66.28 1000 ha | 106.81 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 138.91 1000 ha | 106.81 1000 ha | 160.13 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 123.63 1000 ha | 120.41 1000 ha | 124.28 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 15 Colombia 133.42 1000 ha compare
- 15 Polynesia 0.482 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 131.07 1000 ha compare
- 16 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.004 1000 ha compare
- 17 Chad 128.15 1000 ha compare
- 17 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.002 1000 ha compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 92.34 1000 ha compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha compare
- 18 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 18 Türkiye 0 1000 ha
- 18 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 119.85 1000 ha compare
- 20 Malaysia 118 1000 ha compare
- 21 Cameroon 116.96 1000 ha compare
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 net forest conversion — area in Madagascar?
- Net forest conversion — area in Madagascar was 124.28 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 160.13 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.28 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Madagascar rank for net forest conversion — area?
- Madagascar ranks 18th out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — 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).