% households cooking on wood, straw, grass, dung etc

	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
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Total	97.0	97.1	97.2	97.3	97.5	97.6	97.7	97.8	97.9	97.9	98.0	98.0	98.1	98.2	98.1	98.0	98.0	97.9	97.8	97.8	97.7	97.7	97.6
Urban	78.6	80.1	81.5	82.9	84.4	85.8	87.3	88.7	89.0	89.2	89.5	89.8	90.0	90.3	89.9	89.4	89.0	88.6	88.2	87.7	87.3	86.9	86.5
Rural	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5
Poor	99.0	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.5	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.9	99.9
Nonpoor	24.8	29.0	33.2	37.4	41.6	45.7	49.9	54.1	57.2	60.4	63.5	66.7	69.8	72.9	73.8	74.6	75.5	76.4	77.2	78.1	78.9	79.8	80.6
Lowest 25%	99.9	99.9	100.0	100	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Second 25%	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9
Third 25%	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.9	100.0	100	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.8
Highest 25%	88.3	88.7	89.1	89.6	90.0	90.4	90.8	91.3	91.5	91.7	92.0	92.2	92.5	92.7	92.5	92.2	92.0	91.8	91.5	91.3	91.1	90.8	90.6
Blantyre	79.8	81.8	83.7	85.7	87.6	89.6	91.5	93.5	93.0	92.5	91.9	91.4	90.9	90.4	91.0	91.7	92.3	93.0	93.6	94.3	94.9	95.6	96.2
Kasungu	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.5	99.6	99.7	99.6	99.4	99.3	99.1	99.0	98.9	98.7	98.6	98.4
Lilongwe	93.1	93.1	93.2	93.3	93.3	93.4	93.5	93.5	93.9	94.3	94.6	95.0	95.4	95.7	95.3	94.8	94.4	93.9	93.4	93.0	92.5	92.1	91.6
Machinga	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.7
Mangochi	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.7	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.9
Mulanje	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.7	99.6	99.4	99.3	99.2	99.1	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.5	99.7	99.8	99.8	99.9	99.9
Mzimba	99.5	99.2	99.0	98.7	98.5	98.2	98.0	97.7	97.9	98.2	98.4	98.6	98.8	99.0	98.7	98.4	98.1	97.8	97.5	97.2	96.9	96.5	96.2
Other central (Nkhota Kota, Mchinji, Dowa, Ntchisi, Dedza, Ntcheu)	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.7	99.8	99.7	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.2	99.1
Other northern (Chitipa, Karonga, Rumphi, Nkhata Bay)	100.0	99.9	99.7	99.6	99.4	99.3	99.2	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.9
Other southern (Balaka, Mwanza, Phalombe, Chiradzulu, Chikwawa, Nsanje, neno)	99.3	99.4	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.3	99.3	99.2
Salima	98.3	98.5	98.7	99.0	99.2	99.5	99.7	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.3	99.1	98.9	98.7	98.7	98.8	98.9	98.9	99.0	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.3
Thyolo	99.9	99.8	99.7	99.7	99.5	99.4	99.2	99.0	99.2	99.3	99.4	99.5	99.6	99.7	99.6	99.5	99.4	99.3	99.2	99.1	98.9	98.8	98.7
Zomba	99.9	99.7	99.5	99.3	98.9	98.5	98.1	97.7	97.6	97.5	97.5	97.4	97.3	97.3	97.4	97.5	97.7	97.8	97.9	98.1	98.2	98.3	98.5

GDL Area Database (4.0)

Free Sub-National Development Indicators

% households cooking on wood, straw, grass, dung etc