Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services was 12.8 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar stood at 12.8. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar peaked at 12.8 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.17, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 141st of 149 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 | 4.98 | 3.17 | 6.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.14 | 7.25 | 11.05 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.25 | 11.47 | 12.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 138 Central African Republic 13.53 compare
- 139 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.08 compare
- 140 Togo 13.02 compare
- 142 North Macedonia 12.11 compare
- 143 Chad 11.09 compare
- 144 Armenia 10.74 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 safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar was 12.8 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.17 in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Madagascar ranks 141st out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 safely managed sanitation services (Sanitation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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