Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Malawi
Malawi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 5.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 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 urban population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Malawi is 5.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Malawi peaked at 11.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2023.
Malawi ranks 178th 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, urban in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.0% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 7.5% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 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)
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- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Malawi?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Malawi was 5.1% 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, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2023.
- How does Malawi rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Malawi ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. 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, 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.