Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ecuador
Ecuador: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ecuador, 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 Ecuador stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ecuador peaked at 95.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2000.
Ecuador ranks 87th 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 Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 95.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.9% | 90.0% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 93.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ecuador?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ecuador was 95.0% 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- How does Ecuador rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Ecuador ranks 87th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.