Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 98.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2020.
Madagascar ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Madagascar
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1583 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 87.11 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 87.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 10.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 661.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 396,644 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) -4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Madagascar was 98.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2020.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Madagascar ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.