Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
170th
of 177 countries
All-time high
39.3%
in 2024
All-time low
23.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar stood at 39.3%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 170th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.4% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 38.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 39.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 56.6%, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 39.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.4% | 23.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.6% | 39.3% | 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Madagascar was 39.3% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Madagascar ranks 170th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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