Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 1.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi peaked at 2.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 181st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% | 4 |
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More environment data for Malawi
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 8.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi was 1.5% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Malawi ranks 181st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.