People using at least a basic drinking water source in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 17.69 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Madagascar recorded 17.69 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Madagascar peaked at 17.69 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.02 million people, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 62nd of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.57 million people | 6.02 million people | 9.35 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.07 million people | 9.80 million people | 14.51 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.38 million people | 15.11 million people | 17.69 million 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source in Madagascar?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Madagascar was 17.69 million 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 people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 17.69 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 million people in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Madagascar ranks 62nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 People using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.