Rwanda vs South Sudan: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking

Rwanda
12.66 million people
in 2023
South Sudan
11.48 million people
in 2023
Rwanda rank
37th
South Sudan rank
39th

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

  • Rwanda
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 12.66 million people against 11.48 million people in South Sudan, a difference of 1.17 million people.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.

Rwanda ranks 37th and South Sudan ranks 39th 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.