Afghanistan vs Kenya: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels
Afghanistan
16.00 million people
in 2023
Kenya
17.49 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
50th
Kenya rank
48th
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 17.49 million people against 16.00 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.49 million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 48th of 189 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.90 million people | 1.40 million people | 1.49 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 8.94 million people | 6.01 million people | 2.93 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 14.73 million people | 14.68 million people | 54,650 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 17.49 million people against 16.00 million people in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 1.49 million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Afghanistan ranks 50th and Kenya ranks 48th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.