Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 22.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar, 2000β2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 22.1% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar peaked at 22.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 146th of 159 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 | 9.8% | 7.3% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.4% | 13.3% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 19.8% | 22.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Madagascar was 22.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Madagascar ranks 146th out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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