Cameroon vs Ghana: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking

Cameroon
32.0%
in 2024
Ghana
35.0%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
154th
Ghana rank
152nd

Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking over time

  • Cameroon
  • Ghana
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 35.0% against 32.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 3.0%.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 154th and Ghana ranks 152nd of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.