Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar
Madagascar: Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services was 15 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar stood at 15 %. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar peaked at 15 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4 %, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 181st out of 186 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.
Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 % | — |
| 2001 | 4 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 % | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 % | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7 % | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 7 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 % | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 8 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 % | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 9 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 % | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 10 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 % | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 11 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 % | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 12 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 % | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 13 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 % | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 14 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 % | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 15 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 % | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 15 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 30.5 %, 49% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 15 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.5 %, 35% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6 % | 4 % | 8 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11 % | 9 % | 13 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6 % | 14 % | 15 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar?
- Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services in Madagascar was 15 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 15 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 % in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Madagascar ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.