Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 55 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 55 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Madagascar peaked at 55 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36 %, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 194th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.6 % | 36 % | 43 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.9 % | 44 % | 51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.6 % | 52 % | 55 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.85 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 831.7 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 549.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 64.1 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 37,293 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.56 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 639.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 7.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 3,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Madagascar?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Madagascar was 55 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 55 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 % in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Madagascar ranks 194th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.