Namibia vs Venezuela: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Namibia
1.54 million people
in 2023
Venezuela
1.84 million people
in 2023
Namibia rank
71st
Venezuela rank
70th

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

  • Namibia
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 1.84 million people against 1.54 million people in Namibia, a difference of 298,750 people.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 71st and Venezuela ranks 70th 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.