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

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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malawi vs Somalia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Malawi

5.1%

in 2023

Somalia

8.8%

in 2023

Malawi rank

178th

Somalia rank

175th

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

Malawi
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.8% against 5.1% in Malawi, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.7 times Malawi's.

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

Malawi ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 175th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.3%	0.7%	10.6%	Malawi
2010s	9.9%	3.5%	6.4%	Malawi
2020s	6.0%	7.6%	1.6%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Malawi or Somalia?: Somalia, at 8.8% against 5.1% in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Malawi and Somalia?: 3.7%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Malawi and Somalia rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Malawi ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 175th 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban 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, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.