Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar

Madagascar: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 75.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.9
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
197th
of 212 countries
All-time high
75.9
in 2024
All-time low
38.1
in 1997
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar, 1992–2024

0204060801992200820241992: 46.91993: 401994: 41.11995: 42.31996: 43.51997: 38.11998: 45.71999: 46.82000: 47.92001: 42.12002: 502003: 52.72004: 522005: 53.12006: 54.22007: 55.32008: 56.42009: 68.62010: 39.12011: 61.52012: 72.82013: 60.72014: 63.22015: 64.32016: 67.32017: 66.62018: 71.22019: 60.72020: 72.42021: 72.62022: 71.62023: 75.62024: 75.9

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 75.9 for access to electricity urban vs rural in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar peaked at 75.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.1, in 1997.

That places Madagascar 197th out of 212 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 43.05 38.1 46.9 8
2000s 53.23 42.1 68.6 10
2010s 62.74 39.1 72.8 10
2020s 73.62 71.6 75.9 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 194 Eritrea 78.1 compare
  2. 195 Angola 78 compare
  3. 196 Namibia 77.2 compare
  4. 198 Djibouti 74.9 compare
  5. 199 Somalia 73.4 compare
  6. 200 Congo 72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar?
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar was 75.9 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 75.9 in 2024.
What is the lowest access to electricity urban vs rural recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 38.1 in 1997.
How does Madagascar rank for access to electricity urban vs rural?
Madagascar ranks 197th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is access to electricity urban vs rural 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity urban vs rural. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Access to electricity urban vs rural
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 6,652 data points, 1990–2024
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