Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia
Malaysia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 83.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia stood at 83.8%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia peaked at 98.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 2023.
Malaysia ranks 110th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.9% | — |
| 2001 | 98.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.4% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 93.1% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.9% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 88.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.5% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.4% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 83.8% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.8% | 97.0% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.1% | 88.6% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.8% | 83.8% | 87.5% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
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- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malaysia was 83.8% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Malaysia ranks 110th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.