Afghanistan vs Madagascar: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Afghanistan
25.45 million people
in 2023
Madagascar
30.70 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
15th
Madagascar rank
13th

Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 30.70 million people against 25.45 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 5.24 million people.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Afghanistan's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 13th of 189 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking
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.