> In 2024 Madagascar produced 160 t of kenaf, the 22nd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%.

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# Kenaf production in Madagascar

In 2024 Madagascar produced 160 t of kenaf, the 22nd largest in the world (0.07% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 36%. The record was 3,980 t in 1969. Area harvested: 412 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.

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Production, 2024160 t
World rank22 of 23
10-year change−36%
Record3,980 t1969

## Kenaf in Madagascar, 1961–2024 (tonnes)

## Madagascar compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total0.07%0.10% in 2014
Yield, t/ha0.4world 1.5 (−74%)
kg per person0.01world 0.03
10-year change−36%world −4.2%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 20 | [Pakistan](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/pakistan/) | 266 | 0.12% |
| 21 | [Bangladesh](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/bangladesh/) | 218 | 0.09% |
| 22 | **Madagascar** | 160 | 0.07% |
| 23 | [Central African Republic](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/central-african-republic/) | 116 | 0.05% |

[Full ranking of 23 countries](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/)

### Map of world production of kenaf

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
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 | 160 | +1.3% | 412 | 0.39 |
| 2023 | 158 | −0.6% | 412 | 0.38 |
| 2022 | 159 | −1.9% | 413 | 0.38 |
| 2021 | 162 | +4.5% | 411 | 0.39 |
| 2020 | 155 | −3.7% | 410 | 0.38 |
| 2019 | 161 | −4.7% | 418 | 0.39 |
| 2018 | 169 | +26% | 406 | 0.42 |
| 2017 | 134 | −21% | 408 | 0.33 |
| 2016 | 169 | −18% | 442 | 0.38 |
| 2015 | 205 | −18% | 367 | 0.56 |
| 2014 | 250 | −12% | 448 | 0.56 |
| 2013 | 285 | 0.0% | 510 | 0.56 |
| 2012 | 285 | −7.8% | 500 | 0.57 |
| 2011 | 309 | −19% | 500 | 0.62 |
| 2010 | 382 | −2.6% | 600 | 0.64 |
| 2009 | 392 | −24% | 600 | 0.65 |
| 2008 | 517 | −1.3% | 770 | 0.67 |
| 2007 | 524 | −2.4% | 760 | 0.69 |
| 2006 | 537 | −2.2% | 760 | 0.71 |
| 2005 | 549 | −1.8% | 760 | 0.72 |
| 2004 | 559 | −1.6% | 756 | 0.74 |
| 2003 | 568 | −1.6% | 756 | 0.75 |
| 2002 | 577 | −1.4% | 759 | 0.76 |
| 2001 | 585 | −2.5% | 761 | 0.77 |
| 2000 | 600 | +0.3% | 760 | 0.79 |
| 1999 | 598 | −0.8% | 767 | 0.78 |
| 1998 | 603 | −0.7% | 769 | 0.78 |
| 1997 | 607 | −2.1% | 772 | 0.79 |
| 1996 | 620 | +2.0% | 780 | 0.79 |
| 1995 | 608 | +1.3% | 765 | 0.79 |
| 1994 | 600 | −3.2% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1993 | 620 | +1.5% | 760 | 0.82 |
| 1992 | 611 | +2.2% | 763 | 0.80 |
| 1991 | 598 | −2.0% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1990 | 610 | +1.7% | 831 | 0.73 |
| 1989 | 600 | 0.0% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1988 | 600 | 0.0% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1987 | 600 | 0.0% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1986 | 600 | 0.0% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1985 | 600 | +3.4% | 750 | 0.80 |
| 1984 | 580 | +2.7% | 740 | 0.78 |
| 1983 | 565 | +4.6% | 740 | 0.76 |
| 1982 | 540 | +0.9% | 735 | 0.73 |
| 1981 | 535 | +39% | 735 | 0.73 |
| 1980 | 385 | 0.0% | 730 | 0.53 |
| 1979 | 385 | +10% | 730 | 0.53 |
| 1978 | 350 | +180% | 550 | 0.64 |
| 1977 | 125 | +14% | 400 | 0.31 |
| 1976 | 110 | −79% | 395 | 0.28 |
| 1975 | 520 | +27% | 1,985 | 0.26 |
| 1974 | 410 | −72% | 1,585 | 0.26 |
| 1973 | 1,440 | +118% | 3,645 | 0.40 |
| 1972 | 660 | −71% | 640 | 1.03 |
| 1971 | 2,260 | −24% | 2,545 | 0.89 |
| 1970 | 2,980 | −25% | 3,480 | 0.86 |
| 1969 | 3,980 | +89% | 4,405 | 0.90 |
| 1968 | 2,105 | +3.4% | 2,035 | 1.03 |
| 1967 | 2,035 | +17% | 2,065 | 0.99 |
| 1966 | 1,735 | −15% | 2,000 | 0.87 |
| 1965 | 2,040 | −11% | 2,160 | 0.94 |
| 1964 | 2,305 | +36% | 2,245 | 1.03 |
| 1963 | 1,700 | +56% | 2,000 | 0.85 |
| 1962 | 1,087 | −55% | 2,000 | 0.54 |
| 1961 | 2,410 | — | 2,000 | 1.21 |

## Questions and answers

### What is the production of kenaf in Madagascar?

Madagascar produced 160 t in 2024, 0.07% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

### Where does Madagascar rank in the world for production of kenaf?

Madagascar ranked 22nd of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was India with 44.3% of the world total.

### How has the production of kenaf in Madagascar changed?

It fell by 36% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −4.2% for the world. The record was 3,980 t in 1969.

### What is the yield of kenaf in Madagascar?

0.4 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (160 t from 412 ha), against a world average of 1.5 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

[India](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/india/)[Russia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/russia/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/china/)[Cuba](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/cuba/)[Chile](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/chile/)[DR Congo](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/dr-congo/)[Malaysia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/malaysia/)[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/brazil/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/mozambique/)[Indonesia](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/indonesia/)[Thailand](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/thailand/)[Nigeria](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/nigeria/)
[All countries producing kenaf](https://husfarm.com/production/kenaf/)

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[Agricultural production in Madagascar](https://husfarm.com/production/country/madagascar/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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