People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural was 10.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar is 10.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar peaked at 10.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 95th out of 100 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, rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | +17.9% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | +13.1% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | 4.3% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 92 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 11.2% compare
- 93 Sierra Leone 10.8% compare
- 94 Benin 10.7% compare
- 96 Niger 6.0% compare
- 97 Central African Republic 5.7% compare
- 98 Ethiopia 4.7% 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 15-19, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0538 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0469 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Madagascar was 10.0% 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, rural recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Madagascar ranks 95th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.