Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 93.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
93.6
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
111th
of 189 countries
All-time high
99.5
in 2000
All-time low
93.6
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 93.6 for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Malaysia peaked at 99.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.6, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.5 | — |
| 2001 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.4 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.4 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.3 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.1 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.8 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.6 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.4 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.9 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.6 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 96.8 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 96.3 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.3 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 94.7 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.3 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.6 | -0.7% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 93.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 93.6 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 90, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.34 | 99 | 99.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.57 | 96 | 98.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.47 | 93.6 | 95.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 108 Cape Verde 95.1 compare
- 109 Belize 94.8 compare
- 110 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 94.5 compare
- 112 Kyrgyzstan 93.4 compare
- 113 Grenada 93.3 compare
- 114 North Macedonia 93.1 compare
More population data for Malaysia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -5.88 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2671 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.2686 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 41,032 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.8625 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1472 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.278 (2100)
- Population density 134 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.91 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Malaysia?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Malaysia was 93.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Malaysia ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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