Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0554 people per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.0554 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.057 people per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0552 people per person, in 2004.
Madagascar ranks 7th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0563 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0561 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0558 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0555 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0552 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0555 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0557 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.056 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0562 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0564 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0567 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0568 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0569 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.057 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.057 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.057 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0569 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0568 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0567 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0565 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0563 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.056 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0557 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0554 people per person | -0.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0554 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0085 people per person, 6.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0554 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 5.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0559 people per person | 0.0552 people per person | 0.0564 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0568 people per person | 0.0566 people per person | 0.057 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.056 people per person | 0.0554 people per person | 0.0565 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 urban areas, per capita in Madagascar?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0554 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.057 people per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0552 people per person in 2004.
- How does Madagascar rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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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Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.