Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 98 in 2024. β¬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 192 countries
All-time high
98
in 2000
All-time low
98
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000β2024
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi stood at 98. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi peaked at 98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98, in 2000.
That places Malawi 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 | 98 | 98 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 2 Niue 1 compare
- 3 Central African Republic 99 compare
- 3 Liberia 99 compare
- 5 Guinea 98 compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 98 compare
- 5 Madagascar 98 compare
- 5 Mali 98 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 98 compare
- 5 Uganda 98 compare
More population data for Malawi
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.423 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.85 million (2100)
- Population density 627.29 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.423 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2289 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.45 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 37,159 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.45 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 3.59 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 35,510 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi was 98 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Malawi ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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