Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Madagascar
Madagascar: Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre was 32.49 people per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Madagascar, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 32.49 people per square kilometre for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Madagascar peaked at 36.09 people per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.77 people per square kilometre, in 2003.
Madagascar ranks 21st of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.82 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 24.95 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 25.95 people per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 24.77 people per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 27.1 people per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 27.68 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 28.23 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 28.82 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 29.4 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 30.61 people per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 33.45 people per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 33.62 people per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.79 people per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 36.09 people per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 32.77 people per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 33.3 people per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 34.59 people per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 34.95 people per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 30.01 people per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 33.47 people per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 33.84 people per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 33.12 people per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 33.43 people per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 32.49 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.23 people per square kilometre | 24.77 people per square kilometre | 30.61 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5 people per square kilometre | 30.01 people per square kilometre | 36.09 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.22 people per square kilometre | 32.49 people per square kilometre | 33.84 people per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 18 Liberia 38.49 people per square kilometre compare
- 19 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 36.35 people per square kilometre compare
- 20 Lesotho 32.51 people per square kilometre compare
- 22 Guinea 28.67 people per square kilometre compare
- 23 Mozambique 27.37 people per square kilometre compare
- 24 Côte d'Ivoire 27.05 people per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Madagascar?
- Number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre in Madagascar was 32.49 people per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 36.09 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.77 people per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Madagascar rank for number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre?
- Madagascar ranks 21st out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to electricity, per square kilometre rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 without access to electricity, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Number of people without access to electricity divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.