Chad vs Laos: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking

Chad

11.0%

in 2024

Laos

10.0%

in 2024

Chad rank

169th

Laos rank

172nd

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

Chad
Laos

How they compare

Chad currently reports 11.0% against 10.0% in Laos, a difference of 1.0%.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Chad ranks 169th and Laos ranks 172nd 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: 07 August 2026

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.