Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives
Maldives: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 100.0% 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.
The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.0% | 33.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 93.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Maldives was 100.0% 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.