Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar

Madagascar: Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services was 22 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
22 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
120th
of 133 countries
All-time high
22 %
in 2023
All-time low
7 %
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024

51015202000201220242000: 7 %2001: 8 %2002: 8 %2003: 9 %2004: 9 %2005: 10 %2006: 11 %2007: 11 %2008: 12 %2009: 13 %2010: 13 %2011: 14 %2012: 15 %2013: 16 %2014: 16 %2015: 17 %2016: 17 %2017: 18 %2018: 19 %2019: 19 %2020: 20 %2021: 20 %2022: 21 %2023: 22 %2024: 22 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 22 % for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar peaked at 22 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7 %, in 2000.

Madagascar ranks 120th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value in Madagascar, 2000 to 2024.
Year % Change
2000 7 % —
2001 8 % +14.3%
2002 8 % +0.0%
2003 9 % +12.5%
2004 9 % +0.0%
2005 10 % +11.1%
2006 11 % +10.0%
2007 11 % +0.0%
2008 12 % +9.1%
2009 13 % +8.3%
2010 13 % +0.0%
2011 14 % +7.7%
2012 15 % +7.1%
2013 16 % +6.7%
2014 16 % +0.0%
2015 17 % +6.2%
2016 17 % +0.0%
2017 18 % +5.9%
2018 19 % +5.6%
2019 19 % +0.0%
2020 20 % +5.3%
2021 20 % +0.0%
2022 21 % +5.0%
2023 22 % +4.8%
2024 22 % +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 22 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 18 %, 1.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 22 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27 %, 81% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.8 % 7 % 13 % 10
2010s 16.4 % 13 % 19 % 10
2020s 21 % 20 % 22 % 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 117 Senegal 27 % compare
  2. 118 Zimbabwe 26 % compare
  3. 119 Guinea-Bissau 24 % compare
  4. 121 Togo 20 % compare
  5. 122 Nauru 19 % compare
  6. 122 Vanuatu 19 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar?
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services in Madagascar was 22 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 22 % in 2023.
What is the lowest percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 7 % in 2000.
How does Madagascar rank for percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services?
Madagascar ranks 120th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
Is percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. 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 safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (percent) — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
172 places, 4,261 data points, 2000–2024
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