Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

Cameroon
8.71 million people
in 2023
Sri Lanka
7.80 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
74th
Sri Lanka rank
76th

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

  • Cameroon
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8.71 million people against 7.80 million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 909,320 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Cameroon ranks 74th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th 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.