Ethiopia vs Pakistan: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Ethiopia
119.56 million people
in 2023
Pakistan
111.62 million people
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
5th
Pakistan rank
6th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Pakistan
050.0M100.0M150.0M200020112023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 119.56 million people against 111.62 million people in Pakistan, a difference of 7.93 million people.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Pakistan ranks 6th 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.