Drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 79,365 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar is 79,365 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 44.5% on the previous year and down 84.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar peaked at 593,751 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 79,365 people, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 23rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 593,680 people | — |
| 2001 | 593,751 people | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 592,255 people | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 589,275 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 585,014 people | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 586,178 people | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 585,850 people | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 583,791 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 579,900 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 573,911 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 565,530 people | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 554,319 people | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 540,088 people | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 522,796 people | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 502,317 people | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 478,424 people | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 451,011 people | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 419,932 people | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 384,999 people | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 345,943 people | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 302,438 people | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 254,194 people | -16.0% |
| 2022 | 201,079 people | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 142,881 people | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 79,365 people | -44.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 79,365 people is above the median for low income countries, which is 16,882 people, 4.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 79,365 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people, 7.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -44.5% | 142,881 people | 79,365 people |
| 2023 | -28.9% | 201,079 people | 142,881 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 586,360 people | 573,911 people | 593,751 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 476,536 people | 345,943 people | 565,530 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,991 people | 79,365 people | 302,438 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Madagascar was 79,365 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 593,751 people in 2001.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 79,365 people in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Madagascar ranks 23rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.