Deforestation statistics for Madagascar

Madagascar: Demographic data

Population (2022)27,691,018
Annual population growth rate (2022)2.70%
Population density (people/sq km)48
Net migration-1,500
Fertility rate4.1
Median age20
Urban population share39%


Madagascar: Land cover and land use change data
Land area (sq km): 581,795
Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 17141061.63
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 29.50%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 4127461.986
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.240793836
Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 4,822,741
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 8.30%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 28.10%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 904,811
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 0.187613436

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 3,917,930
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 6.70%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 23%


Madagascar: Annual forest and tree cover data



Madagascar: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2002: 27,040
2003: 15,320
2004: 20,281
2005: 22,512
2006: 12,814
2007: 45,958
2008: 23,594
2009: 34,012
2010: 23,818
2011: 54,155
2012: 32,411
2013: 65,200
2014: 78,662
2015: 57,764
2016: 74,973
2017: 109,600
2018: 94,773
2019: 54,216
2020: 57,708


Madagascar: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares
Year: Hectares
2001: 86956.71267
2002: 89317.38969
2003: 84247.83823
2004: 81845.14025
2005: 93628.01954
2006: 71033.93396
2007: 188579.8213
2008: 123502.0956
2009: 136536.5817
2010: 107218.7354
2011: 162323.2561
2012: 128467.9791
2013: 299349.9085
2014: 416681.5934
2015: 301788.2246
2016: 383655.0846
2017: 510356.124
2018: 366619.4244
2019: 254242.3753
2020: 241111.748




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1Tree cover extent
(2001)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
Antananarivo302,30312,95410,02117,95023,38664,31121.3%
Antsiranana3,024,83477,85997,901203,278274,416653,45421.6%
Fianarantsoa3,032,31670,63289,105190,250313,301663,28821.9%
Mahajanga3,175,60864,292112,214144,515224,275545,29617.2%
Toamasina5,388,591157,845183,399553,985725,2701,620,49930.1%
Toliary2,217,43452,414134,232198,635195,339580,62026.2%




Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Tree cover extent
(2000)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-05)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2006-10)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2011-15)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2016-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
ha		Tree cover loss
(2001-20)
%
AntananarivoAnalamanga53,1952,2091,7173,9235,21913,06824.6%
AntananarivoVakinankaratra32,3311,7878051,0058414,43813.7%
AntsirananaDiana454,0708,22613,58817,89922,39962,11213.7%
AntsirananaSava767,99810,54014,93136,19561,995123,66016.1%
FianarantsoaAmoron'i mania53,6302,1742,8282,8244,64412,47123.3%
FianarantsoaAtsimo-Atsinana329,6966,1479,17215,39830,27960,99618.5%
FianarantsoaHaute matsiatra94,3371,3103,0635,0039,23818,61519.7%
FianarantsoaIhorombe147,6982,2324,1792,7709,92619,10812.9%
FianarantsoaVatovavy Fitovinany197,3703,0265,5429,47714,52932,57416.5%
MahajangaBetsiboka1,8636001481666798152.7%
MahajangaBoeny13,3541985892464403.3%
MahajangaSofia478,5647,72113,49422,45921,80065,47513.7%
ToamasinaAlaotra-Mangoro536,96011,70923,67652,29255,464143,14126.7%
ToamasinaAnalanjirofo1,038,70815,15026,26080,850104,547226,80721.8%
ToamasinaAtsinanana410,4179,60714,47330,03040,56694,67623.1%
ToliaryAnosy212,5562,6946,2357,8139,51026,25212.4%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Primary forest extent
(2000)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
Antananarivo85,5263,9952,5224,9286,06017,50620.5%
Antsiranana1,222,06718,76528,51954,09484,393185,77115.2%
Fianarantsoa822,73214,89024,78435,47368,617143,76317.5%
Mahajanga493,7818,34113,72822,71422,11466,89613.5%
Toamasina1,986,08636,46664,409163,172200,577464,62423.4%
Toliary212,5562,6946,2357,8139,51026,25212.4%




Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1Admin area 2Primary forest extent
(2001)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-05)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2006-10)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2011-15)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2016-20)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
ha		Primary forest loss
(2001-20)
%
AntananarivoAnalamanga53,1952,2091,7173,9235,21913,06824.6%
AntananarivoVakinankaratra32,3311,7878051,0058414,43813.7%
AntsirananaDiana454,0708,22613,58817,89922,39962,11213.7%
AntsirananaSava767,99810,54014,93136,19561,995123,66016.1%
FianarantsoaAmoron'i mania53,6302,1742,8282,8244,64412,47123.3%
FianarantsoaAtsimo-Atsinana329,6966,1479,17215,39830,27960,99618.5%
FianarantsoaHaute matsiatra94,3371,3103,0635,0039,23818,61519.7%
FianarantsoaIhorombe147,6982,2324,1792,7709,92619,10812.9%
FianarantsoaVatovavy Fitovinany197,3703,0265,5429,47714,52932,57416.5%
MahajangaBetsiboka1,8636001481666798152.7%
MahajangaBoeny13,3541985892464403.3%
MahajangaSofia478,5647,72113,49422,45921,80065,47513.7%
ToamasinaAlaotra-Mangoro536,96011,70923,67652,29255,464143,14126.7%
ToamasinaAnalanjirofo1,038,70815,15026,26080,850104,547226,80721.8%
ToamasinaAtsinanana410,4179,60714,47330,03040,56694,67623.1%
ToliaryAnosy212,5562,6946,2357,8139,51026,25212.4%


 

2019 forest data for Madagascar | Archived forest data for Madagascar | Forest data for Madagascar

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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