Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali
Mali: 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 Mali, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali is 98.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2024.
Mali ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali, 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
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 | 98.8% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mali
- 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 Malawi 98.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 98.0% compare
- 5 Uganda 98.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Mali
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.87 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 76.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 90,697 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1271 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 151.63 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7154 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Mali 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 Mali?
- 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 Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- How does Mali rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mali 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 Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mali 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.