Ghana vs Niger: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Ghana
22.71 million people
in 2023
Niger
24.83 million people
in 2023
Ghana rank
19th
Niger rank
17th

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

  • Ghana
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 24.83 million people against 22.71 million people in Ghana, a difference of 2.12 million people.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 19th and Niger ranks 17th 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.