Chad vs Zambia: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Chad
17.45 million people
in 2023
Zambia
18.82 million people
in 2023
Chad rank
28th
Zambia rank
26th

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

  • Chad
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 18.82 million people against 17.45 million people in Chad, a difference of 1.37 million people.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zambia ahead.

Chad ranks 28th and Zambia ranks 26th 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.