Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas was 35.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar stood at 35.5%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar peaked at 43.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 2023.
That places Madagascar 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2001 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.7% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 42.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.6% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 40.9% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 39.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 38.7% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 37.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 36.2% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 35.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 28.7%, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 35.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.3%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.0% | 40.5% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.5% | 36.9% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.5% | 36.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 83 Nigeria 38.2% compare
- 84 Uganda 36.7% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 35.5% compare
- 87 Central African Republic 35.4% compare
- 88 South Sudan 34.7% compare
- 89 Chad 34.1% 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 basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar?
- Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas in Madagascar was 35.5% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas?
- Madagascar ranks 86th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic handwashing facilities in urban vs. rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people with access to a handwashing facility with soap and water available at home.