Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 97.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Costa Rica peaked at 97.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 72nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.7% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Costa Rica?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Costa Rica was 97.0% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Costa Rica ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.