Lesotho vs Niger: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels

Lesotho
1.24 million people
in 2023
Niger
1.33 million people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
129th
Niger rank
126th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 1.33 million people against 1.24 million people in Lesotho, a difference of 90,580 people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

Lesotho ranks 129th and Niger ranks 126th 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.