Sanitation facilities usage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sanitation facilities usage was 8.63 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.63 million people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 232 countries
All-time high
8.64 million people
in 2022
All-time low
7.34 million people
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities usage 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 people.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 8.63 million people for sanitation facilities usage in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in Madagascar peaked at 8.64 million people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.34 million people, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.34 million people | — |
| 2001 | 7.45 million people | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.56 million people | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.67 million people | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.77 million people | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.85 million people | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.93 million people | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.01 million people | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.09 million people | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.17 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.24 million people | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.31 million people | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.37 million people | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.42 million people | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.46 million people | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.50 million people | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.53 million people | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.56 million people | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.59 million people | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.61 million people | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.63 million people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.64 million people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.64 million people | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.64 million people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.63 million people | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8.63 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.99 million people, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8.63 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million people, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 million people | 7.34 million people | 8.17 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 million people | 8.24 million people | 8.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 million people | 8.63 million people | 8.64 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.75 million people compare
- 7 Chad 12.63 million people compare
- 8 Angola 9.17 million people compare
- 10 Sudan 8.27 million people compare
- 11 South Sudan 7.50 million people compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 million people 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 sanitation facilities usage in Madagascar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in Madagascar was 8.63 million people 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 sanitation facilities usage recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 million people in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 million people in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for sanitation facilities usage?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities usage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Open defecation includes defecating in fields, forests, bushes, bodies of water or other open spaces, not using any sanitation facilities.