Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.2701 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar is 0.2701 people per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.4444 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2701 people per person, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 13th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4444 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.4377 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4309 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4241 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4174 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4097 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.402 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3944 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3867 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3792 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3716 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3641 people per person | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3566 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3491 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3417 people per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3343 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.327 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3197 people per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3125 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3053 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2981 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.291 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.284 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.277 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2701 people per person | -2.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.2701 people per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1444 people per person, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.2701 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4127 people per person | 0.3792 people per person | 0.4444 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3382 people per person | 0.3053 people per person | 0.3716 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.284 people per person | 0.2701 people per person | 0.2981 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 10 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3335 people per person compare
- 11 Kiribati 0.3236 people per person compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 0.2987 people per person compare
- 14 Angola 0.2572 people per person compare
- 15 Central African Republic 0.2472 people per person compare
- 16 Nigeria 0.1796 people per person 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, per capita in Madagascar?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Madagascar was 0.2701 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4444 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2701 people per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.