Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita was 7.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 7.85 for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar peaked at 8.06 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2007.
Madagascar ranks 203rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.4 | — |
| 2001 | 6.2 | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.02 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 5.85 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 5.68 | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 5.51 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 5.35 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2 | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.77 | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 5.62 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.82 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 5.66 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.93 | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 6.75 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 6.47 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.34 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.78 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 6.65 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 6.52 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 6.35 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.06 | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 8.05 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.85 | -2.5% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 7.85 is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.26, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 7.85 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.38, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Renewable electricity generating capacity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +26.9% | 6.35 | 8.06 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.76 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.42 | 5.66 | 6.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.37 | 6.35 | 8.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
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 renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar?
- Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita in Madagascar was 7.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 8.06 in 2022.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity generating capacity per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2007.
- How does Madagascar rank for renewable electricity generating capacity per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity generating capacity per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Renewable electricity generating capacity per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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