Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking was 38.57 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar stood at 38.57. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar peaked at 38.57 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.11, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 89th of 105 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.11 | — |
| 2001 | 20.81 | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 21.53 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 22.25 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 22.99 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 23.73 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 24.47 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 25.23 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 25.99 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 26.76 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.54 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 28.32 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 29.11 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.92 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 30.72 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 31.54 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.36 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 33.19 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 34.03 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 34.88 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 35.73 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 36.6 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 37.47 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 38.34 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 38.57 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.39 | 20.11 | 26.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.16 | 27.54 | 34.88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.34 | 35.73 | 38.57 | 5 |
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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)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 4,521 t (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 3,292 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -7.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -16.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar?
- Share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking in Madagascar was 38.57 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.57 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.11 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking?
- Madagascar ranks 89th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the urban and rural population using safely managed drinking rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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