Basic drinking water access in Madagascar
55.3% of people in Madagascar used at least basic drinking water services in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Madagascar, 2024
55.3%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2024
91.5%
Position in 2024
195th of 202
Basic drinking water access in Madagascar over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 55.3% | 91.5% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | 91.2% |
| 2022 | 53.7% | 90.9% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | 90.4% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | 90.0% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | 89.3% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | 88.9% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | 88.5% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | 88.1% |
| 2014 | 47.5% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | 87.3% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | 86.9% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | 86.5% |
| 2010 | 44.2% | 86.1% |
| 2009 | 43.4% | 85.7% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | 85.2% |
| 2007 | 41.7% | 84.8% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | 84.3% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | 83.9% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | 82.6% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | 82.1% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | 81.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 80.9% |
| 2000 | 36.4% | 80.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 54.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 47.5%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 202 countries with data for 2024, Madagascar has the 195th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 91.5%.