Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives
Maldives: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 524,942 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives stood at 524,942 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives peaked at 524,942 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67,544 people, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 143rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67,544 people | — |
| 2001 | 92,052 people | +36.3% |
| 2002 | 121,021 people | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 154,175 people | +27.4% |
| 2004 | 187,177 people | +21.4% |
| 2005 | 217,565 people | +16.2% |
| 2006 | 245,745 people | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 271,589 people | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 295,493 people | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 316,930 people | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 336,619 people | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 354,990 people | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 372,893 people | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 388,468 people | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 404,931 people | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 421,732 people | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 437,988 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 454,162 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 469,787 people | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 485,292 people | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 500,110 people | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 514,606 people | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 523,058 people | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 524,942 people | +0.4% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 524,942 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 10% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 524,942 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.24 million people, 5% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +36.3% | 67,544 people | 92,052 people |
| 2002 | +31.5% | 92,052 people | 121,021 people |
| 2003 | +27.4% | 121,021 people | 154,175 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 196,929 people | 67,544 people | 316,930 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 412,686 people | 336,619 people | 485,292 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 515,679 people | 500,110 people | 524,942 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Maldives was 524,942 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 524,942 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,544 people in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Maldives ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.