Congo vs Peru: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Congo
3.70 million people
in 2023
Peru
2.78 million people
in 2023
Congo rank
59th
Peru rank
61st

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

  • Congo
  • Peru
5.0M10.0M15.0M200020112023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 3.70 million people against 2.78 million people in Peru, a difference of 928,210 people.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Peru's.

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

Congo ranks 59th and Peru ranks 61st 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.