1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar
Madagascar: 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water was 53.47 in 2022. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar, 2000–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 53.47 for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar peaked at 53.47 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.95, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 191st of 200 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.95 | — |
| 2001 | 37.58 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 38.21 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 38.84 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 39.47 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 40.26 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 41.04 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 41.82 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 42.61 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 43.39 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 44.17 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.96 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 45.74 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 46.52 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 47.3 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 48.08 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 48.85 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 49.63 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.4 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.17 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 51.94 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 52.7 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.47 | +1.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 53.47 is below the median for low income countries, which is 61.78, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 53.47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.92, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.02 | 36.95 | 43.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.68 | 44.17 | 51.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.7 | 51.94 | 53.47 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More population data for Madagascar
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.153 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.445 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.463 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 146.69 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 6.06 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 3.9 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar?
- 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water in Madagascar was 53.47 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 53.47 in 2022.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.95 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water?
- Madagascar ranks 191st out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 1.4.1.a proportion of the population using basic drinking water rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.a Proportion of the population using basic drinking water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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