Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives
Maldives: Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 99.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives, 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
In 2023, share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives stood at 99.9. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives peaked at 99.9 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 48.8, in 2000.
That places Maldives 62nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.8 | — |
| 2001 | 58.7 | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 68.1 | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 76.1 | +11.7% |
| 2004 | 83.5 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 88.4 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 92.35 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 95 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 96.8 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 97.9 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 99.2 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 99.5 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.7 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.8 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.56 | 48.8 | 97.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.63 | 98.7 | 99.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9 | 99.9 | 99.9 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives?
- Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives was 99.9 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Maldives ranks 62nd 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 Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.
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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.