People without electricity country in Madagascar

Madagascar: People without electricity country was 18.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.38 million
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
8th
of 214 countries
All-time high
21.00 million
in 2013
All-time low
11.62 million
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024

People without electricity country in Madagascar, 1992–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1992200820241992: 11.6M1993: 11.9M1994: 12.2M1995: 12.5M1996: 12.8M1997: 13.4M1998: 13.6M1999: 14.0M2000: 14.4M2001: 14.5M2002: 15.1M2003: 14.4M2004: 15.8M2005: 16.1M2006: 16.4M2007: 16.8M2008: 17.1M2009: 17.8M2010: 19.5M2011: 19.6M2012: 19.1M2013: 21.0M2014: 19.1M2015: 19.4M2016: 20.1M2017: 20.3M2018: 17.5M2019: 19.5M2020: 19.7M2021: 19.3M2022: 19.4M2023: 18.9M2024: 18.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 18.38 million for people without electricity country in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without electricity country in Madagascar peaked at 21.00 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11.62 million, in 1992.

Madagascar ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

People without electricity country in Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for People without electricity country in Madagascar, 1992 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1992 11.62 million —
1993 11.86 million +2.1%
1994 12.18 million +2.6%
1995 12.50 million +2.7%
1996 12.85 million +2.7%
1997 13.36 million +4.0%
1998 13.58 million +1.6%
1999 13.95 million +2.8%
2000 14.44 million +3.5%
2001 14.51 million +0.5%
2002 15.09 million +4.0%
2003 14.40 million -4.6%
2004 15.76 million +9.4%
2005 16.09 million +2.1%
2006 16.42 million +2.0%
2007 16.76 million +2.1%
2008 17.09 million +2.0%
2009 17.80 million +4.1%
2010 19.45 million +9.3%
2011 19.56 million +0.5%
2012 19.07 million -2.5%
2013 21.00 million +10.1%
2014 19.07 million -9.2%
2015 19.38 million +1.6%
2016 20.12 million +3.9%
2017 20.33 million +1.0%
2018 17.46 million -14.1%
2019 19.47 million +11.5%
2020 19.69 million +1.1%
2021 19.27 million -2.1%
2022 19.45 million +0.9%
2023 18.90 million -2.8%
2024 18.38 million -2.8%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 18.38 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.22 million, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 18.38 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.10 million, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.74 million 11.62 million 13.95 million 8
2000s 15.84 million 14.40 million 17.80 million 10
2010s 19.49 million 17.46 million 21.00 million 10
2020s 19.14 million 18.38 million 19.69 million 5

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 5 Uganda 22.36 million compare
  2. 6 Mozambique 21.85 million compare
  3. 7 Niger 21.27 million compare
  4. 9 Malawi 18.28 million compare
  5. 10 Chad 17.58 million compare
  6. 11 Sudan 17.15 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without electricity country in Madagascar?
People without electricity country in Madagascar was 18.38 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without electricity country recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 21.00 million in 2013.
What is the lowest people without electricity country recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 11.62 million in 1992.
How does Madagascar rank for people without electricity country?
Madagascar ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
Is people without electricity country rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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 People without electricity country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without electricity country
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,702 data points, 1990–2024
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