Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population using safely managed drinking-water services was 10.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 10.5% for population using safely managed drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar peaked at 10.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 73rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.9% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 5.3% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 10.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.4%, 1.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 10.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 87% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 2.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 6.7% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 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 safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar?
- Population using safely managed drinking-water services in Madagascar was 10.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed drinking-water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for population using safely managed drinking-water services?
- Madagascar ranks 73rd out of 85 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed drinking-water services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 safely managed drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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