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

Gabon
2.27 million people
in 2023
Mauritania
2.48 million people
in 2023
Gabon rank
112th
Mauritania rank
109th

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

  • Gabon
  • Mauritania
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How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 2.48 million people against 2.27 million people in Gabon, a difference of 209,990 people.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 112th and Mauritania ranks 109th 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.