Number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi
Malawi: Number without clean cooking fuel was 20.79 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
20.79 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
21st
of 189 countries
All-time high
20.79 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.08 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi is 20.79 million, 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 without clean cooking fuel in Malawi peaked at 20.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.08 million, 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.
Number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.08 million | — |
| 2001 | 11.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 11.64 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 11.93 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 12.91 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.65 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 14.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.47 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 14.90 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.35 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 15.79 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 16.26 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 17.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 18.66 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 19.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 19.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 20.24 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 20.79 million | +2.7% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 20.79 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 20.79 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.47 million | 11.08 million | 14.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.52 million | 14.47 million | 18.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.98 million | 19.18 million | 20.79 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
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 number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Malawi was 20.79 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 20.79 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 million in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Malawi ranks 21st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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