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
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.
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 |
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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 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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