Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 2.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 2.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels 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, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 181 Somalia 5.0% compare
- 183 Gambia 3.0% compare
- 184 Guinea 2.0% compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 184 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 184 Mali 2.0% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 184 Uganda 2.0% compare
More reference data data for Malawi
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.606 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3659 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9529 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.5269 °C (2025)
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- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi was 2.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Malawi ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels 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 World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.