Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.2147 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar is 0.2147 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.3881 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2147 people per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3881 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3816 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3751 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3687 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3623 people per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3543 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3463 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3384 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3305 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3227 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.315 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3073 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2997 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2922 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2847 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2774 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.27 people per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2628 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2557 people per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2486 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2416 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2348 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.228 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2213 people per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2147 people per person | -3.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2147 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1359 people per person, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2147 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3568 people per person | 0.3227 people per person | 0.3881 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2814 people per person | 0.2486 people per person | 0.315 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2281 people per person | 0.2147 people per person | 0.2416 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 rural areas, per capita in Madagascar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Madagascar was 0.2147 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3881 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 people per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.