Share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population with access to electricity was 42.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar stood at 42.5. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar peaked at 42.5 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2, in 1992.
Madagascar ranks 203rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.2 | — |
| 1993 | 10.11 | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 10.56 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 11.02 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.47 | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9 | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.36 | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8 | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 14 | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3 | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3 | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 16 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 16.8 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 17.5 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 18.3 | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 17.4 | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 12.3 | -29.3% |
| 2011 | 14.3 | +16.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7 | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 12.9 | -31.0% |
| 2014 | 23 | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9 | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5 | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 31 | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 36.1 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 42.5 | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.05 | 9.2 | 12.8 | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.3 | 12.6 | 20.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.95 | 12.3 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.02 | 32 | 42.5 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 200 Mali 49.5 compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 43.7 compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 43.3 compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 39.2 compare
- 205 Mozambique 36.9 compare
- 206 Liberia 34.9 compare
More energy & mining data for Madagascar
- Fuel imports 18.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 32.9% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar?
- Share of the population with access to electricity in Madagascar was 42.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to electricity recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population with access to electricity?
- Madagascar ranks 203rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to electricity 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to electricity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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