Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 60.35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 60.35 for share of the population using improved water sources wash in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources wash in Madagascar peaked at 60.35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.37, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 230th of 231 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 | 42.15 | 38.37 | 46.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.45 | 47.2 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5 | 56.63 | 60.35 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 227 Chad 64.76 compare
- 229 Papua New Guinea 60.56 compare
- 231 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.8 compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 870 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 2,870 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4,991 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 811 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 244 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 112 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 29,923 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 38,226 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using improved water sources wash in Madagascar?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Madagascar was 60.35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.37 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Madagascar ranks 230th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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