People using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using safely managed sanitation services was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar is 12.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar peaked at 12.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 139th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 5.2% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 6.8% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 9.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 9.8% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 12.3% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 136 Central African Republic 13.5% compare
- 137 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 13.1% compare
- 138 Togo 13.0% compare
- 140 North Macedonia 12.1% compare
- 141 Chad 11.1% compare
- 142 Armenia 10.7% 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1921 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1973 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar?
- People using safely managed sanitation services in Madagascar was 12.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using safely managed sanitation services?
- Madagascar ranks 139th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines: ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.