Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Maldives
Maldives: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 194 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2019
All-time low
33.0%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2000.
That places Maldives 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 50.0% | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 75.0% | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 80.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
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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More economy & growth data for Maldives
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0722 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,055 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 7.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 1.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 16,757 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6986 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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 access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.