Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Fiji
Fiji: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 61.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 61.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Fiji peaked at 61.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2007.
Fiji ranks 131st 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 40.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 43.0% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 53.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 59.0% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 61.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 66% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 61.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 74% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 31.0% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.0% | 53.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More reference data data for Fiji
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Fiji?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Fiji was 61.0% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 61.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2007.
- How does Fiji rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Fiji ranks 131st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.