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

Somalia
17.37 million people
in 2023
Sudan
14.74 million people
in 2023
Somalia rank
30th
Sudan rank
32nd

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

  • Somalia
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 17.37 million people against 14.74 million people in Sudan, a difference of 2.63 million people.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.

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

Somalia ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 32nd 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.