People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) was 36.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar stood at 36.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 36.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 96th 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 20.5% | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 21.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 28.5% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 33.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 16.5% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 27.2% | 36.5% | 8 |
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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 36.5% 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 36.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 96th 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 57.7%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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