Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi
Malawi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 0.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi, 2000–2023
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). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi peaked at 0.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 172nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malawi was 0.5% in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Malawi ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.