How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?

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.

Malaysia vs Thailand: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Malaysia

77.9%

in 2023

Thailand

81.1%

in 2023

Malaysia rank

101st

Thailand rank

98th

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

Malaysia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 81.1% against 77.9% in Malaysia, a difference of 3.2%.

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

Malaysia ranks 101st and Thailand ranks 98th of 189 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.0%	54.4%	40.5%	Malaysia
2010s	89.1%	69.5%	19.6%	Malaysia
2020s	80.2%	79.4%	0.8%	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Malaysia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 81.1% against 77.9% in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Malaysia and Thailand?: 3.2%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Malaysia ranks 101st and Thailand ranks 98th 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.