Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 27.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar is 27.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar peaked at 44.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 40.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 39.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 37.9% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 34.9% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.3% | 37.9% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 30.5% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 27.0% | 29.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Madagascar was 27.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Madagascar ranks 13th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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