All cereals production in Madagascar
In 2024 Madagascar produced 5.2 million t of all cereals, the 54th largest in the world (0.17% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 20%. The record was 5.4 million t in 2023. Area harvested: 2.2 million ha, yield 2.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 5.2 million t
- World rank
- 54 of 177
- 10-year change
- +20%
- Record
- 5.4 million t
- 2023
All cereals in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Madagascar compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.17%
- 0.15% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 2.4
- world 4.2 (−43%)
- kg per person
- 164
- world 384
- 10-year change
- +20%
- world +11%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Uganda | 5,670,000 | 0.18% |
| 53 | Guinea | 5,385,006 | 0.17% |
| 54 | Madagascar | 5,237,387 | 0.17% |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 5,209,425 | 0.17% |
| 56 | Sweden | 5,149,700 | 0.16% |
Map of world production of cereals
Share of the world total; Madagascar is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,237,387 | −2.8% | 2,188,339 | 2.39 |
| 2023 | 5,388,081 | +4.7% | 2,185,261 | 2.47 |
| 2022 | 5,144,258 | +7.1% | 1,735,272 | 2.96 |
| 2021 | 4,805,082 | +7.9% | 1,730,112 | 2.78 |
| 2020 | 4,455,180 | +7.7% | 1,804,158 | 2.47 |
| 2019 | 4,136,207 | −2.7% | 1,731,380 | 2.39 |
| 2018 | 4,251,343 | +9.3% | 1,607,227 | 2.65 |
| 2017 | 3,888,315 | −6.0% | 1,413,852 | 2.75 |
| 2016 | 4,138,500 | +2.0% | 1,451,037 | 2.85 |
| 2015 | 4,057,987 | −6.7% | 1,327,084 | 3.06 |
| 2014 | 4,350,378 | +8.8% | 1,445,255 | 3.01 |
| 2013 | 3,997,774 | −20% | 1,248,074 | 3.20 |
| 2012 | 5,009,947 | +5.7% | 1,523,161 | 3.29 |
| 2011 | 4,739,752 | −8.1% | 1,463,801 | 3.24 |
| 2010 | 5,159,721 | +3.7% | 1,577,101 | 3.27 |
| 2009 | 4,975,573 | +14% | 1,562,974 | 3.18 |
| 2008 | 4,355,509 | +8.2% | 1,549,296 | 2.81 |
| 2007 | 4,024,722 | +3.1% | 1,536,102 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 3,904,370 | +2.9% | 1,522,018 | 2.57 |
| 2005 | 3,794,599 | +12% | 1,509,104 | 2.51 |
| 2004 | 3,389,544 | +8.4% | 1,440,370 | 2.35 |
| 2003 | 3,127,725 | +12% | 1,420,599 | 2.20 |
| 2002 | 2,786,949 | −2.3% | 1,416,531 | 1.97 |
| 2001 | 2,853,015 | +7.2% | 1,411,893 | 2.02 |
| 2000 | 2,660,170 | −3.5% | 1,406,830 | 1.89 |
| 1999 | 2,755,988 | +5.6% | 1,404,437 | 1.96 |
| 1998 | 2,609,984 | −4.8% | 1,391,686 | 1.88 |
| 1997 | 2,741,980 | +2.1% | 1,370,461 | 2.00 |
| 1996 | 2,684,977 | +1.6% | 1,337,213 | 2.01 |
| 1995 | 2,641,974 | +5.0% | 1,342,455 | 1.97 |
| 1994 | 2,517,000 | −7.6% | 1,306,641 | 1.93 |
| 1993 | 2,723,977 | +5.1% | 1,415,487 | 1.92 |
| 1992 | 2,590,967 | +3.8% | 1,339,554 | 1.93 |
| 1991 | 2,497,184 | −3.3% | 1,295,564 | 1.93 |
| 1990 | 2,581,217 | +1.4% | 1,326,929 | 1.95 |
| 1989 | 2,544,675 | +10% | 1,301,190 | 1.96 |
| 1988 | 2,307,600 | −1.3% | 1,265,600 | 1.82 |
| 1987 | 2,337,849 | −2.0% | 1,240,524 | 1.88 |
| 1986 | 2,385,058 | +2.8% | 1,338,275 | 1.78 |
| 1985 | 2,319,560 | +2.0% | 1,326,020 | 1.75 |
| 1984 | 2,273,900 | −0.3% | 1,304,915 | 1.74 |
| 1983 | 2,280,960 | +9.4% | 1,318,715 | 1.73 |
| 1982 | 2,084,520 | −2.3% | 1,307,950 | 1.59 |
| 1981 | 2,133,725 | −4.7% | 1,315,757 | 1.62 |
| 1980 | 2,237,803 | +3.5% | 1,330,635 | 1.68 |
| 1979 | 2,162,612 | +6.1% | 1,281,582 | 1.69 |
| 1978 | 2,038,310 | −6.9% | 1,257,275 | 1.62 |
| 1977 | 2,189,893 | +0.5% | 1,291,359 | 1.70 |
| 1976 | 2,178,985 | +4.1% | 1,179,514 | 1.85 |
| 1975 | 2,094,080 | −1.8% | 1,190,505 | 1.76 |
| 1974 | 2,133,205 | +5.5% | 1,178,920 | 1.81 |
| 1973 | 2,021,780 | −0.5% | 1,160,770 | 1.74 |
| 1972 | 2,032,600 | +1.2% | 1,130,745 | 1.80 |
| 1971 | 2,008,805 | −2.3% | 1,120,725 | 1.79 |
| 1970 | 2,056,645 | +3.4% | 1,107,060 | 1.86 |
| 1969 | 1,989,965 | +2.5% | 1,124,060 | 1.77 |
| 1968 | 1,940,490 | +4.6% | 1,150,785 | 1.69 |
| 1967 | 1,855,015 | +6.2% | 1,122,410 | 1.65 |
| 1966 | 1,746,795 | +1.9% | 1,101,740 | 1.59 |
| 1965 | 1,714,600 | −3.9% | 982,650 | 1.74 |
| 1964 | 1,784,510 | +6.8% | 987,885 | 1.81 |
| 1963 | 1,670,300 | +0.8% | 950,000 | 1.76 |
| 1962 | 1,657,700 | +4.6% | 941,000 | 1.76 |
| 1961 | 1,584,920 | — | 888,000 | 1.78 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of cereals in Madagascar?
Madagascar produced 5.2 million t in 2024, 0.17% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of cereals?
Madagascar ranked 54th of 177 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 20.8% of the world total.
How has the production of cereals in Madagascar changed?
It rose by 20% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +11% for the world. The record was 5.4 million t in 2023.
What is the yield of cereals in Madagascar?
2.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (5.2 million t from 2.2 million ha), against a world average of 4.2 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Madagascar is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.