Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia
Malaysia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 77.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia stood at 77.9%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia peaked at 95.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2023.
That places Malaysia 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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, rural in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.6% | — |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 94.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 91.8% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 88.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 82.8% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 80.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 77.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.0% | 93.6% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 84.2% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 77.9% | 82.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Malaysia was 77.9% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2023.
- How does Malaysia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Malaysia ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. 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, 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.