Kenya vs Uganda: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Kenya
37.85 million people
in 2023
Uganda
47.78 million people
in 2023
Kenya rank
11th
Uganda rank
9th

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

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 47.78 million people against 37.85 million people in Kenya, a difference of 9.93 million people.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.3 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 11th and Uganda ranks 9th 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.