People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 90.2% 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
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar stood at 90.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Madagascar peaked at 90.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 78th 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 | 85.1% | — |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 88.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 85.1% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.0% | 87.8% | 90.2% | 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 90.2% 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 90.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
- Madagascar ranks 78th 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 3.9%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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