Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 93.6 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 93.6 for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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% |
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)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 134 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.91 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malaysia?
- Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malaysia was 93.6 in 2023, according to International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.6 in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Malaysia ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking 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 International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), UN Statistics Division, World Health Organization (WHO), and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.