> In 2024 Madagascar produced 17,592 t of sisal, the 4th largest in the world (7.52% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.4%.

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# Sisal production in Madagascar

In 2024 Madagascar produced 17,592 t of sisal, the 4th largest in the world (7.52% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 0.4%. The record was 32,110 t in 1965. Area harvested: 13,899 ha, yield 1.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 202417,592 t
World rank4 of 23
10-year change−0.4%
Record32,110 t1965

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

## Madagascar compared with the world, 2024

Share of world total7.5%6.8% in 2014
Yield, t/ha1.3world 0.9 (+49%)
kg per person0.55world 0.03
10-year change−0.4%world −9.6%

### Position in the world ranking

| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | [Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/tanzania/) | 61,216 | 26.2% |
| 3 | [Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/kenya/) | 20,940 | 9.0% |
| 4 | **Madagascar** | 17,592 | 7.5% |
| 5 | [China](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/china/) | 14,292 | 6.1% |
| 6 | [Haiti](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/haiti/) | 12,118 | 5.2% |

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

### Map of world production of sisal

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 | 17,592 | +0.1% | 13,899 | 1.27 |
| 2023 | 17,577 | +0.1% | 13,906 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 17,562 | −1.0% | 13,913 | 1.26 |
| 2021 | 17,740 | −0.0% | 14,044 | 1.26 |
| 2020 | 17,743 | +0.0% | 14,074 | 1.26 |
| 2019 | 17,736 | +0.1% | 14,095 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | 17,722 | +1.2% | 14,113 | 1.26 |
| 2017 | 17,509 | +0.1% | 14,144 | 1.24 |
| 2016 | 17,488 | −1.1% | 14,135 | 1.24 |
| 2015 | 17,676 | +0.1% | 14,191 | 1.25 |
| 2014 | 17,663 | +1.1% | 14,155 | 1.25 |
| 2013 | 17,468 | +0.2% | 13,940 | 1.25 |
| 2012 | 17,440 | +0.2% | 13,966 | 1.25 |
| 2011 | 17,412 | −0.5% | 13,992 | 1.24 |
| 2010 | 17,507 | −0.3% | 14,118 | 1.24 |
| 2009 | 17,555 | −1.7% | 14,207 | 1.24 |
| 2008 | 17,854 | −0.8% | 14,500 | 1.23 |
| 2007 | 17,992 | +1.4% | 14,550 | 1.24 |
| 2006 | 17,751 | +3.2% | 14,550 | 1.22 |
| 2005 | 17,200 | +1.2% | 14,500 | 1.19 |
| 2004 | 17,000 | −1.4% | 14,450 | 1.18 |
| 2003 | 17,250 | +0.3% | 14,450 | 1.19 |
| 2002 | 17,190 | +0.4% | 14,400 | 1.19 |
| 2001 | 17,130 | +0.3% | 14,350 | 1.19 |
| 2000 | 17,075 | +0.4% | 14,300 | 1.19 |
| 1999 | 17,000 | −5.6% | 14,250 | 1.19 |
| 1998 | 18,000 | 0.0% | 14,100 | 1.28 |
| 1997 | 18,000 | +5.9% | 14,100 | 1.28 |
| 1996 | 17,000 | +4.3% | 14,100 | 1.21 |
| 1995 | 16,300 | −5.2% | 14,100 | 1.16 |
| 1994 | 17,200 | −4.4% | 14,300 | 1.20 |
| 1993 | 18,000 | +80% | 15,000 | 1.20 |
| 1992 | 10,000 | −33% | 9,300 | 1.08 |
| 1991 | 15,000 | −25% | 13,900 | 1.08 |
| 1990 | 20,000 | +0.2% | 27,000 | 0.74 |
| 1989 | 19,955 | +2.3% | 18,500 | 1.08 |
| 1988 | 19,500 | −1.0% | 16,800 | 1.16 |
| 1987 | 19,700 | −0.5% | 17,700 | 1.11 |
| 1986 | 19,800 | 0.0% | 17,600 | 1.13 |
| 1985 | 19,800 | +1.5% | 16,700 | 1.19 |
| 1984 | 19,500 | +3.7% | 16,600 | 1.17 |
| 1983 | 18,800 | +2.2% | 16,500 | 1.14 |
| 1982 | 18,400 | +19% | 16,400 | 1.12 |
| 1981 | 15,400 | −3.9% | 11,850 | 1.30 |
| 1980 | 16,020 | +7.9% | 11,850 | 1.35 |
| 1979 | 14,850 | −6.7% | 22,275 | 0.67 |
| 1978 | 15,920 | −39% | 22,275 | 0.71 |
| 1977 | 26,290 | +3.4% | 22,275 | 1.18 |
| 1976 | 25,425 | −20% | 22,275 | 1.14 |
| 1975 | 31,905 | +9.6% | 28,255 | 1.13 |
| 1974 | 29,100 | −5.8% | 23,330 | 1.25 |
| 1973 | 30,900 | +4.7% | 21,900 | 1.41 |
| 1972 | 29,500 | +19% | 21,900 | 1.35 |
| 1971 | 24,720 | +0.5% | 20,600 | 1.20 |
| 1970 | 24,600 | −17% | 22,800 | 1.08 |
| 1969 | 29,500 | +17% | 24,125 | 1.22 |
| 1968 | 25,260 | +3.0% | 23,140 | 1.09 |
| 1967 | 24,535 | −9.6% | 23,270 | 1.05 |
| 1966 | 27,130 | −16% | 23,465 | 1.16 |
| 1965 | 32,110 | +2.1% | 25,020 | 1.28 |
| 1964 | 31,460 | +21% | 25,880 | 1.22 |
| 1963 | 26,000 | +8.3% | 26,000 | 1.00 |
| 1962 | 24,000 | +71% | 23,000 | 1.04 |
| 1961 | 14,000 | — | 21,000 | 0.67 |

## Questions and answers

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

Madagascar produced 17,592 t in 2024, 7.5% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.

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

Madagascar ranked 4th of 23 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 39.9% of the world total.

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

It fell by 0.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with −9.6% for the world. The record was 32,110 t in 1965.

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

1.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (17,592 t from 13,899 ha), against a world average of 0.9 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 imputed by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

## Other large producers

[Brazil](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/brazil/)[Tanzania](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/tanzania/)[Kenya](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/kenya/)[China](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/china/)[Haiti](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/haiti/)[Mexico](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/mexico/)[Morocco](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/morocco/)[South Africa](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/south-africa/)[Venezuela](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/venezuela/)[Ethiopia](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/ethiopia/)[Mozambique](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/mozambique/)[Angola](https://husfarm.com/production/sisal/angola/)
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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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