People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi

Malawi: People without clean cooking fuels region was 16.78 million in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
16.78 million
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
29th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.78 million
in 2016
All-time low
10.95 million
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi, 2000–2016

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000200820162000: 11.0M2001: 11.2M2002: 11.5M2003: 11.8M2004: 12.1M2005: 12.4M2006: 12.7M2007: 13.1M2008: 13.4M2009: 13.8M2010: 14.2M2011: 14.6M2012: 15.0M2013: 15.5M2014: 15.9M2015: 16.3M2016: 16.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 16.78 million for people without clean cooking fuels region in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi peaked at 16.78 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 10.95 million, in 2000.

That places Malawi 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 10.95 million —
2001 11.23 million +2.5%
2002 11.50 million +2.4%
2003 11.77 million +2.4%
2004 12.06 million +2.5%
2005 12.38 million +2.6%
2006 12.71 million +2.7%
2007 13.07 million +2.8%
2008 13.43 million +2.8%
2009 13.82 million +2.9%
2010 14.22 million +2.9%
2011 14.63 million +2.8%
2012 15.04 million +2.8%
2013 15.47 million +2.9%
2014 15.89 million +2.8%
2015 16.33 million +2.7%
2016 16.78 million +2.7%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 16.78 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 14.11 million, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 16.78 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.32 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12.29 million 10.95 million 13.82 million 10
2010s 15.48 million 14.22 million 16.78 million 7

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 26 Mali 17.79 million compare
  2. 27 Thailand 17.64 million compare
  3. 28 Burkina Faso 16.98 million compare
  4. 30 Sri Lanka 15.62 million compare
  5. 31 Angola 14.98 million compare
  6. 32 Chad 14.11 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

More reference data data for Malawi

All data for Malawi →

Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi?
People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi was 16.78 million in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 16.78 million in 2016.
What is the lowest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 10.95 million in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Malawi ranks 29th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean cooking fuels region rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. 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 People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 17 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/people-without-clean-cooking-fuels-region/malawi/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/people-without-clean-cooking-fuels-region/malawi/">People without clean cooking fuels region in Malawi</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
Last refreshed