People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 83.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar is 83.5%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 83.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 57.8%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 82nd 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, urban (% of) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.8% | — |
| 2001 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.5% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 62.9% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 68.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 69.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 73.2% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 74.9% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 81.8% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 83.5% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 57.8% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 71.5% | 83.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar was 83.5% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 83.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.8% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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