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.
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 |
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More environment data for Madagascar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.12 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.67 Mt CO2e (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.