Land use for vegetable oil crops in Madagascar
Madagascar: Land use for vegetable oil crops was 1,812 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for vegetable oil crops in Madagascar, 1973–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 1,812 hectares for land use for vegetable oil crops in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for vegetable oil crops in Madagascar peaked at 2,000 hectares in 1993 and was at its lowest, 250 hectares, in 1973.
Madagascar ranks 42nd of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 900 hectares | 250 hectares | 1,300 hectares | 7 |
| 1980s | 1,495 hectares | 1,200 hectares | 1,950 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,865 hectares | 1,800 hectares | 2,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,802 hectares | 1,800 hectares | 1,810 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,819 hectares | 1,805 hectares | 1,850 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,810 hectares | 1,805 hectares | 1,812 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 39 Equatorial Guinea 3,945 hectares compare
- 40 Gambia 3,513 hectares compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 2,130 hectares compare
- 43 Central African Republic 647 hectares compare
- 44 Suriname 600 hectares compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 2.6% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 5.3% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 82.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use for vegetable oil crops in Madagascar?
- Land use for vegetable oil crops in Madagascar was 1,812 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 2,000 hectares in 1993.
- What is the lowest land use for vegetable oil crops recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 250 hectares in 1973.
- How does Madagascar rank for land use for vegetable oil crops?
- Madagascar ranks 42nd out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for vegetable oil crops rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for vegetable oil crops. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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