Australia vs Myanmar: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

Australia
26.66 million people
in 2023
Myanmar
28.96 million people
in 2023
Australia rank
39th
Myanmar rank
37th

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels over time

  • Australia
  • Myanmar
010.0M20.0M30.0M200020112023

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 28.96 million people against 26.66 million people in Australia, a difference of 2.30 million people.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 39th and Myanmar ranks 37th of 189 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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.