People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural was 31.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 31.4% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 31.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q3 … drinking Q3 rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 14.9% | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 23.1% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 25.9% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 27.2% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 31.4% | +4.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 31.4% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 68% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 31.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.4%, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6% | 10.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.7% | 31.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 91 Tanzania 33.6% compare
- 92 Mozambique 33.0% compare
- 93 Central African Republic 32.6% compare
- 95 Chad 30.5% compare
- 96 Angola 22.5% compare
- 97 Democratic Republic of Congo 17.9% compare
More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,569 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar was 31.4% 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, rural (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 31.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 94th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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