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

Congo
40.0%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
37.0%
in 2024
Congo rank
149th
Zimbabwe rank
151st

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

  • Congo
  • Zimbabwe
10203040200020122024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 40.0% against 37.0% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.0%.

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

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

Congo ranks 149th and Zimbabwe ranks 151st 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.