Share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share rural basic handwashing was 15.14 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
15.14
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
96th
of 113 countries
All-time high
16.52
in 2000
All-time low
15.14
in 2023
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 15.14 for share rural basic handwashing in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar peaked at 16.52 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.14, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 96th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.52 | — |
| 2001 | 16.52 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.52 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.45 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.39 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 16.32 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.26 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.19 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.12 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 16.06 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.99 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 15.93 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 15.86 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.8 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.73 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.67 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.6 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.53 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 15.47 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.4 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.34 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 15.27 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.21 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.14 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.14 | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 15.14 is below the median for low income countries, which is 15.44, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 15.14 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.73, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.33 | 16.06 | 16.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.7 | 15.4 | 15.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.22 | 15.14 | 15.34 | 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 share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar?
- Share rural basic handwashing in Madagascar was 15.14 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 16.52 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share rural basic handwashing recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for share rural basic handwashing?
- Madagascar ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share rural basic handwashing rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share rural basic handwashing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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