Congo vs Gabon: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

Congo
2.48 million people
in 2023
Gabon
2.27 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
110th
Gabon rank
112th

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

  • Congo
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.27 million people in Gabon, a difference of 208,240 people.

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

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

Congo ranks 110th and Gabon ranks 112th 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.