Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 39.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking 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
The most recent figure for share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Madagascar is 39.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Madagascar peaked at 61.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 53.7% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.5% | 44.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.6% | 43.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 1 Democratic Republic of Congo 40.2% compare
- 3 Papua New Guinea 39.4% compare
- 4 Central African Republic 36.7% compare
- 5 Chad 35.2% compare
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 population not using improved drinking water sources in Madagascar?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Madagascar was 39.6% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Madagascar ranks 2nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.