Burundi vs Rwanda: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Burundi
13.68 million people
in 2023
Rwanda
12.66 million people
in 2023
Burundi rank
35th
Rwanda rank
37th

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

  • Burundi
  • Rwanda
05.0M10.0M15.0M200020112023

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 13.68 million people against 12.66 million people in Rwanda, a difference of 1.02 million people.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

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

Burundi ranks 35th and Rwanda ranks 37th 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.