Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo
Congo: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 40.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo stood at 40.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo peaked at 40.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2000.
That places Congo 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.0% | — |
| 2001 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 31.0% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 38.0% | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 40.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 88% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 40.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 17.0% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 32.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo was 40.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Congo ranks 149th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.