Brazil vs India: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

Brazil
203.75 million people
in 2023
India
1.10 billion people
in 2023
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd

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

  • Brazil
  • India
200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B1.2B200020112023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.10 billion people against 203.75 million people in Brazil, a difference of 899.25 million people.

That makes India's figure about 5.4 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd 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.