Population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 99 countries
All-time high
10.0%
in 2023
All-time low
1.7%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 10.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 63% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 10.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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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