Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica
Dominica: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 94.0% 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 up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica peaked at 94.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2000.
Dominica ranks 92nd 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.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81.0% | — |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 83.0% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 94.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 94.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 81.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 89.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.2% | 92.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More reference data data for Dominica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 58.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0602 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0158 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.035 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0277 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominica was 94.0% 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 Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2000.
- How does Dominica rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Dominica ranks 92nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.