Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 2 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
2
in 2000
All-time low
2
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2 for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi peaked at 2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2, in 2000.
That places Malawi 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2 | — |
| 2001 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 2 is below the median for low income countries, which is 5, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 2 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 15% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5 compare
- 181 Somalia 5 compare
- 183 Gambia 3 compare
- 184 Guinea 2 compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2 compare
- 184 Madagascar 2 compare
- 184 Mali 2 compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2 compare
- 184 Uganda 2 compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
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 2 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Malawi ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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