Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 4.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Madagascar stood at 4.3. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 95.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Madagascar peaked at 4.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1, in 2007.
Madagascar ranks 179th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6 | — |
| 2001 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3 | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 2.3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.8 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.2 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4 | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7 | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 3.9 | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3 | +10.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 4.3 is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.7, 44% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 4.3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.28 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.83 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Madagascar?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Madagascar was 4.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1 in 2007.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Madagascar ranks 179th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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