Nepal vs Somalia: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Nepal
17.02 million people
in 2023
Somalia
17.37 million people
in 2023
Nepal rank
31st
Somalia rank
30th

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

  • Nepal
  • Somalia
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M200020112023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 17.37 million people against 17.02 million people in Nepal, a difference of 352,200 people.

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

Nepal ranks 31st and Somalia ranks 30th 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.