Water Use Efficiency in Madagascar
Madagascar: Water Use Efficiency was 0.38 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Water Use Efficiency in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.38 for water use efficiency in 2023.
The figure is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, water use efficiency in Madagascar peaked at 0.48 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.27, in 2022.
That places Madagascar 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Water Use Efficiency in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.42 | — |
| 2001 | 0.46 | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.45 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 0.46 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.48 | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.47 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.46 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 0.38 | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.36 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.35 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.34 | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.33 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.32 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.32 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.31 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.32 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.28 | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.27 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.38 | +40.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.38 is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.5, 6% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.38 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.88, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Water Use Efficiency in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +40.7% | 0.27 | 0.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.446 | 0.4 | 0.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.335 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3025 | 0.27 | 0.38 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 180 Syrian Arab Republic 0.94 compare
- 180 Syria 0.94 compare
- 182 Afghanistan 0.61 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 water use efficiency in Madagascar?
- Water use efficiency in Madagascar was 0.38 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest water use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 in 2005.
- What is the lowest water use efficiency recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 in 2022.
- How does Madagascar rank for water use efficiency?
- Madagascar ranks 183rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is water use efficiency rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Water Use Efficiency (United States dollars per cubic meter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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