Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 99.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels 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 the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels 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 the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban 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% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 99.9 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 99.9 is above the median for South Asia, which is 83.85, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More population data for Maldives
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -2.44 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.3006 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.378 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 569.91 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.1872 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2781 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.305 (2100)
- Population density 1,583 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 21,159 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Maldives?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Maldives was 99.9 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9 in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.8 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Maldives ranks 62nd 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 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 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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