Access to electricity (% of total population) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to electricity (% of total population) was 22.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Madagascar, 1990–2016
Source: World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2016, access to electricity in Madagascar stood at 22.9%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.3% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Madagascar peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1992.
That places Madagascar 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Access to electricity (% of total population) in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.6% | — |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 9.2% | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 11.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 12.2% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 12.9% | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 13.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +42.5% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 17.7% | +24.0% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +20.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 22.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.2%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 22.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 41.0%, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.5% | 12.9% | 22.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 204 Uganda 26.7% compare
- 205 Mozambique 24.2% compare
- 206 Papua New Guinea 22.9% compare
- 208 Sierra Leone 20.3% compare
- 209 Liberia 19.8% compare
- 210 Burkina Faso 19.2% compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Madagascar?
- Access to electricity in Madagascar was 22.9% in 2016, according to World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012.
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for access to electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Global Electrification Database 2012, published as part of Access to electricity (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity.