Population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar is 10.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar peaked at 10.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 94th out of 99 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 11.2% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
- 93 Benin 10.7% compare
- 95 Niger 6.0% compare
- 96 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 97 Ethiopia 4.7% compare
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 safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar was 10.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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