Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people without access to electricity, per capita was 0.575 people per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.575 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.877 people per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.575 people per person, in 2024.
Madagascar ranks 12th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.874 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.852 people per person | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.86 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.797 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.847 people per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.84 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.832 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.825 people per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.817 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.826 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.877 people per person | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.857 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.813 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.871 people per person | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.77 people per person | -11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.762 people per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.771 people per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.759 people per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.635 people per person | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 0.69 people per person | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 0.68 people per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.649 people per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.639 people per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.606 people per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.575 people per person | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.837 people per person | 0.797 people per person | 0.874 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7805 people per person | 0.635 people per person | 0.877 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6298 people per person | 0.575 people per person | 0.68 people per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 9 Liberia 0.651 people per person compare
- 10 Mozambique 0.631 people per person compare
- 11 Sierra Leone 0.608 people per person compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 0.567 people per person compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 0.563 people per person compare
- 15 Mali 0.505 people 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)
- 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 number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per capita in Madagascar was 0.575 people per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.877 people per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.575 people per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people without access to electricity, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 12th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people without access to electricity, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people without access to electricity 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 without access to electricity divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.