Congo vs Nepal: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking

Congo
40.0%
in 2024
Nepal
45.0%
in 2024
Congo rank
149th
Nepal rank
148th

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

  • Congo
  • Nepal
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 45.0% against 40.0% in Congo, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 149th and Nepal ranks 148th 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.