Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar stood at 39.3%. 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 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 171st out of 178 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 | 26.4% | 23.4% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 36.6% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Madagascar was 39.3% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Madagascar ranks 171st out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.