Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities was 61.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities 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 not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar is 61.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar peaked at 90.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 9th of 232 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.4% | — |
| 2001 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 88.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 84.8% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 78.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 76.2% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 73.7% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 72.4% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 71.1% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 68.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 64.6% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | -0.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 61.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 42.2%, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 61.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.3% | 79.9% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 67.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 61.8% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 6 Papua New Guinea 70.6% compare
- 7 Central African Republic 69.4% compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 65.9% compare
- 10 Solomon Islands 59.4% compare
- 11 Uganda 57.9% compare
- 12 Benin 56.9% 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 share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar?
- Share of population not using improved sanitation facilities in Madagascar was 61.8% 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of population not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Madagascar ranks 9th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.