Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to electricity urban vs rural was 75.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar, 1992–2024
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.
Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 46.9 | — |
| 1993 | 39.98 | -14.8% |
| 1994 | 41.15 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 42.31 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 43.45 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 38.1 | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 45.69 | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 46.78 | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 47.9 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 42.1 | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 50 | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 52.7 | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 52 | -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% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 75.9 is below the median for low income countries, which is 77, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 75.9 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.35, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity urban vs rural in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +57.3% | 39.1 | 61.5 |
| 2010 | -43.0% | 68.6 | 39.1 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (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)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
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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