Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of population using safely managed sanitation was 12.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar is 12.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar peaked at 12.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 143rd of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.2% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 140 Central African Republic 13.5% compare
- 141 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.1% compare
- 142 Togo 13.0% compare
- 144 North Macedonia 12.1% compare
- 145 Chad 11.1% compare
- 146 Armenia 10.7% compare
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar?
- Share of population using safely managed sanitation in Madagascar was 12.8% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population using safely managed sanitation recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of population using safely managed sanitation?
- Madagascar ranks 143rd out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population using safely managed sanitation rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population using safely managed sanitation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.