Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi
Malawi: 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 Malawi, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 98.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2000.
Malawi ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 3 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
- 3 Liberia 99.0% compare
- 5 Guinea 98.0% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 98.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 98.0% compare
- 5 Mali 98.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 98.0% compare
- 5 Uganda 98.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Malawi
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.07 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 30.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1,473 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 989,026 current LCU per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 29.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 687.41 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 30.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,792 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Malawi 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Malawi 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 Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malawi 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.