Access to electricity, urban in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to electricity, urban was 75.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, urban in Madagascar, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 75.9% for access to electricity, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, urban in Madagascar peaked at 75.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 1997.
That places Madagascar 200th 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, urban in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.9% | — |
| 1993 | 40.0% | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 41.1% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 38.1% | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 45.7% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 42.1% | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 52.0% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 53.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 54.2% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 68.6% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 39.1% | -43.0% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +57.3% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +18.4% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 60.7% | -14.7% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 71.6% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.0% | 38.1% | 46.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 42.1% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 39.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.6% | 71.6% | 75.9% | 5 |
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- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, urban in Madagascar?
- Access to electricity, urban in Madagascar was 75.9% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, urban recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for access to electricity, urban?
- Madagascar ranks 200th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, urban rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, urban is the percentage of urban population with access to electricity.