Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities was 38.19 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 38.19 for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar peaked at 38.19 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.55, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 223rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.72 | 9.55 | 20.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.99 | 21.32 | 32.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.45 | 34.04 | 38.19 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 220 Benin 43.11 compare
- 221 Uganda 42.11 compare
- 222 Solomon Islands 40.58 compare
- 224 Democratic Republic of the Congo 34.09 compare
- 225 Central African Republic 30.58 compare
- 226 Papua New Guinea 29.42 compare
More population data for Madagascar
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2896 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.436 (2100)
- Population density 146.69 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.06 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.436 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 83 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception, annual growth rate -1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar was 38.19 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 38.19 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.55 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities?
- Madagascar ranks 223rd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. 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 Proportion of population using improved sanitation facilities (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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