Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita was 0.425 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar is 0.425 units per person, measured 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, number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.425 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.092 units per person, 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.
Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.092 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1011 units per person | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1056 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1102 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1147 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.109 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1236 units per person | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.128 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.126 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.148 units per person | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 0.14 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.203 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 0.153 units per person | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 0.16 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.168 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.175 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.183 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.174 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.123 units per person | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 0.143 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 0.187 units per person | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 0.129 units per person | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 0.23 units per person | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 0.238 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.229 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.241 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.365 units per person | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.31 units per person | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.32 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.351 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.361 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.394 units per person | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.425 units per person | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1105 units per person | 0.092 units per person | 0.128 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.163 units per person | 0.126 units per person | 0.203 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2195 units per person | 0.123 units per person | 0.365 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3702 units per person | 0.32 units per person | 0.425 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 200 Mali 0.495 units per person compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 0.437 units per person compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 0.433 units per person compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 0.392 units per person compare
- 205 Mozambique 0.369 units per person compare
- 206 Liberia 0.349 units per person compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- 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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar?
- Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita in Madagascar was 0.425 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.425 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.092 units per person in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people with and without electricity access, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access, 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people with and without electricity access ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people with and without electricity access Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people with and without electricity access divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.