How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Uganda: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Malawi

0.5%

in 2023

Uganda

0.8%

in 2023

Malawi rank

172nd

Uganda rank

169th

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time

Malawi
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Malawi, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.6 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 172nd and Uganda ranks 169th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6%	0.3%	0.2%	Malawi
2010s	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%	Malawi
2020s	0.5%	0.8%	0.2%	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Malawi or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Malawi and Uganda?: 0.3%, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Uganda?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Uganda rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Malawi ranks 172nd and Uganda ranks 169th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.