People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 62.9% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 62.9% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 62.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 56.0%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 84th 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 basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.0% | — |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 56.0% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 59.7% | 62.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 81 Guinea-Bissau 69.4% compare
- 82 Burundi 64.9% compare
- 83 Cameroon 63.7% compare
- 85 Sierra Leone 62.9% compare
- 86 Tanzania, United Republic of 60.2% compare
- 87 Rwanda 58.8% 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 9.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 11.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 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 62.9% 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 62.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.0% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 84th 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 7.9%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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