Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Access to electricity vs gdp per capita was 42.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Madagascar, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Madagascar stood at 42.5. 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 vs gdp per capita in Madagascar peaked at 42.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 1992.
That places Madagascar 203rd out of 214 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 vs gdp per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.2 | — |
| 1993 | 10.11 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 10.56 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 11.02 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.47 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.36 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8 | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 14 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3 | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3 | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 16 | +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 | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5 | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 31 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 36.1 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 42.5 | +7.9% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 42.5 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7, 97% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 42.5 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.8, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to electricity vs gdp per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +78.3% | 12.9 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.05 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.3 | 12.6 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.95 | 12.3 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.02 | 32 | 42.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 200 Mali 49.5 compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 43.7 compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 43.3 compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 39.2 compare
- 205 Mozambique 36.9 compare
- 206 Liberia 34.9 compare
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 vs gdp per capita in Madagascar?
- Access to electricity vs gdp per capita in Madagascar was 42.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to electricity vs gdp per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for access to electricity vs gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to electricity vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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