Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi
Malawi: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 2.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi, 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 access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi is 2.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi peaked at 2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.0% compare
- 179 Somalia 5.0% compare
- 181 Gambia 3.0% compare
- 182 Guinea 2.0% compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 182 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 182 Mali 2.0% compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 182 Uganda 2.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Malawi
- Fuel imports 16.5% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.0% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.8% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Malawi was 2.0% 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. per capita energy use recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.