Number without basic handwashing in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number without basic handwashing was 24.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.44 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
15th
of 120 countries
All-time high
24.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
12.60 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Number without basic handwashing in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number without basic handwashing in Madagascar stood at 24.44 million. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without basic handwashing in Madagascar peaked at 24.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.60 million, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 15th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Number without basic handwashing in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.60 million | — |
| 2001 | 12.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 13.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 13.77 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 14.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 14.62 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 15.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.50 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 15.96 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 16.44 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 16.92 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.41 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 17.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.40 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 18.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 19.41 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 19.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 20.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 21.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 21.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 22.15 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 22.72 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 23.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 23.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 24.44 million | +2.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 24.44 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 15.87 million, 1.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 24.44 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.17 million, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.45 million | 12.60 million | 16.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.19 million | 16.92 million | 21.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.30 million | 22.15 million | 24.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 12 South Africa 33.69 million compare
- 13 Mozambique 29.16 million compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 24.90 million compare
- 16 Kenya 23.98 million compare
- 17 Angola 23.89 million compare
- 18 Niger 21.21 million 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 number without basic handwashing in Madagascar?
- Number without basic handwashing in Madagascar was 24.44 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without basic handwashing recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 24.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest number without basic handwashing recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.60 million in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for number without basic handwashing?
- Madagascar ranks 15th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number without basic handwashing rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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