Honey Odyssey

Honey by country

Madagascar

Honey, beehives and beeswax in Madagascar as reported to FAO, with the whole series since 1961 and the status of every figure.

3,995 t

natural honey, 2024

imputed value

136,668

beehives, 2024

imputed value

422 t

beeswax, 2024

imputed value

Natural honey, thousand tonnes

Honey production in Madagascar, 1961 to 2024From 9,300 in 1961 to 3,995 in 2024.0102019611980200020202024

Beehives, million

Beehives in Madagascar, 1961 to 2024From 300,000 in 1961 to 136,668 in 2024.00.10.20.30.419611980200020202024

What the figures say

  • In 2024, Madagascar produced 3,995 tonnes of natural honey (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • That places it 50 of 121 countries with a FAOSTAT figure for 2024, about 0.2% of world production.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Compared with 2000 (3,930 t), production rose by 2%.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • The highest figure in the series is 11,400 t in 1976, the lowest 3,000 t in 2013.

    Confirmed fact[1]

  • FAO counts 136,668 beehives in 2024 (imputed value). That is 54 of 98 countries.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Dividing the two figures gives about 29.2 kg of honey per hive. This is a ratio of two FAOSTAT numbers, not a measured yield: hives are counted at one moment, honey over a year.

    Statistical estimate[1]

  • Beeswax production: 422 tonnes in 2024 (imputed value).

    Statistical estimate[1]

Bees from our catalogue recorded in Madagascar

GBIF occurrence records with coordinates. They show where a bee was found, not its full range.

See the world map of hives and honey

Sources

  1. FAO (2026). FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products (QCL). Items Bees (1181), Natural honey (1182), Beeswax (1183), area Madagascar. Bulk download, retrieved 29 October 2026. Link

Last checked: 30 October 2026.