Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Guyana
Guyana: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 73.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Guyana peaked at 81.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Guyana ranks 124th 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 | 46.7% | 35.0% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 61.0% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 73.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 121 India 81.0% compare
- 122 Marshall Islands 80.0% compare
- 123 Paraguay 76.0% compare
- 124 Montenegro 73.0% compare
- 126 Botswana 71.0% compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 65.0% compare
- 127 Samoa 65.0% compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1147 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5186 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.373 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.2 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0337 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 142.21 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Guyana?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Guyana was 73.0% 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Guyana rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.