Sanitation facilities coverage in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sanitation facilities coverage was 8.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.63 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
9th
of 232 countries
All-time high
8.64 million
in 2022
All-time low
7.34 million
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Sanitation facilities coverage in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 8.63 million for sanitation facilities coverage 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 coverage in Madagascar peaked at 8.64 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.34 million, 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 coverage in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.34 million | — |
| 2001 | 7.45 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 7.67 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.77 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.85 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 7.93 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 8.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 8.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 8.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 8.37 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 8.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 8.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 8.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 8.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 8.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.64 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.63 million | -0.1% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 8.63 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.99 million, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 8.63 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.31 million, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.78 million | 7.34 million | 8.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.46 million | 8.24 million | 8.61 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.64 million | 8.63 million | 8.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Democratic Republic of Congo 12.75 million compare
- 7 Chad 12.63 million compare
- 8 Angola 9.17 million compare
- 10 Sudan 8.27 million compare
- 11 South Sudan 7.50 million compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 7.03 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 sanitation facilities coverage in Madagascar?
- Sanitation facilities coverage in Madagascar was 8.63 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.64 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities coverage recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.34 million in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for sanitation facilities coverage?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities coverage 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Sanitation facilities coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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