Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 20.79 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi is 20.79 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi peaked at 20.79 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.08 million people, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 21st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.47 million people | 11.08 million people | 14.06 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.52 million people | 14.47 million people | 18.66 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 million people | 19.18 million people | 20.79 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi was 20.79 million 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 million people in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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 without 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.