Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Barbados
Barbados: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 100.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Barbados peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 1st of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Barbados?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Barbados was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Barbados ranks 1st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.