Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use was 39.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar, 1992–2023
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar is 39.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 205.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar peaked at 39.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1992.
That places Madagascar 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.2% | — |
| 1993 | 10.1% | +9.8% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 11.0% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 10.9% | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.6% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +17.5% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +45.0% |
| 2004 | 15.3% | -24.6% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | +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 | 23.0% | +78.3% |
| 2015 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +51.5% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 36.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.2% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 12.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.9% | 12.3% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 32.0% | 39.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 200 Tanzania, United Republic of 48.3% compare
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 40.5% compare
- 203 Mozambique 36.0% compare
- 204 Sierra Leone 35.5% compare
- 205 Liberia 32.5% 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 with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar?
- Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use in Madagascar was 39.4% in 2023, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1992.
- How does Madagascar rank for share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use?
- Madagascar ranks 202nd out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 205.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share with access to electricity vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.