Access to electricity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to electricity was 42.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity in Madagascar, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 42.5% for access to electricity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity in Madagascar peaked at 42.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1992.
That places Madagascar 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.2% | — |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3% | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 12.3% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 32.0% | 42.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 201 Mali 49.5% compare
- 202 Guinea-Bissau 43.7% compare
- 203 Papua New Guinea 43.3% compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 39.2% compare
- 206 Mozambique 36.9% compare
- 207 Liberia 34.9% compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.9% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity in Madagascar?
- Access to electricity in Madagascar was 42.5% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for access to electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity is the percentage of population with access to electricity. Electrification data are collected from industry, national surveys and international sources.