Share of the population using improved water sources in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population using improved water sources was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources 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
Madagascar recorded 60.4% for share of the population using improved water sources 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 in Madagascar peaked at 60.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, 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.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.4% | — |
| 2001 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 41.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 48.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 49.1% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.4% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 60.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 83.3%, 72% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 60.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 38.4% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.5% | 47.2% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.5% | 56.6% | 60.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 227 Chad 64.8% compare
- 228 Central African Republic 63.3% compare
- 229 Papua New Guinea 60.6% compare
- 231 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.8% 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 share of the population using improved water sources in Madagascar?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Madagascar was 60.4% 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 population using improved water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Madagascar ranks 230th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources 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 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 population using improved water sources. 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, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.