Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Madagascar
Madagascar: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty was 2,426 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Madagascar, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 2,426 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.5% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Madagascar peaked at 3,289 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,875 kg per hectare, in 1998.
That places Madagascar 108th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,947 kg per hectare | 1,875 kg per hectare | 2,008 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,413 kg per hectare | 1,891 kg per hectare | 3,183 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,971 kg per hectare | 2,389 kg per hectare | 3,289 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,661 kg per hectare | 2,426 kg per hectare | 2,976 kg per hectare | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More poverty & inequality data for Madagascar
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 10.4% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1948 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2174 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4488 (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 96.6% (2021)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 83.9% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Madagascar?
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty in Madagascar was 2,426 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 3,289 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,875 kg per hectare in 1998.
- How does Madagascar rank for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Madagascar ranks 108th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.3%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.