People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar

Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 20.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.3%
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
95th
of 97 countries
All-time high
20.3%
in 2017
All-time low
8.8%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017

051015202000200820172000: 8.8 lowest2001: 8.8 lowest2002: 8.8 lowest2003: 9.6 lowest2004: 10.4 lowest2005: 11.1 lowest2006: 11.9 lowest2007: 12.6 lowest2008: 13.4 lowest2009: 14.2 lowest2010: 14.9 lowest2011: 15.7 lowest2012: 16.5 lowest2013: 17.2 lowest2014: 18 lowest2015: 18.8 lowest2016: 19.5 lowest2017: 20.3 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 20.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 60.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 20.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.

Madagascar ranks 95th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest) in Madagascar, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 8.8%
2001 8.8% +0.0%
2002 8.8% +0.0%
2003 9.6% +8.7%
2004 10.4% +8.0%
2005 11.1% +7.4%
2006 11.9% +6.9%
2007 12.6% +6.4%
2008 13.4% +6.0%
2009 14.2% +5.7%
2010 14.9% +5.4%
2011 15.7% +5.1%
2012 16.5% +4.9%
2013 17.2% +4.6%
2014 18.0% +4.4%
2015 18.8% +4.2%
2016 19.5% +4.1%
2017 20.3% +3.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.0% 8.8% 14.2% 10
2010s 17.6% 14.9% 20.3% 8

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 92 Tanzania 25.1% compare
  2. 93 Ethiopia 25.0% compare
  3. 94 Chad 23.8% compare
  4. 96 Angola 16.9% compare
  5. 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 14.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar?
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar was 20.3% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 20.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
Madagascar ranks 95th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,672 data points, 2000–2017
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