Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Haiti
Haiti: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 6.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Haiti, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Haiti recorded 6.0% 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 20.0% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Haiti peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
Haiti ranks 179th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Haiti, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 6.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
- 177 Ethiopia 7.0% compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 7.0% compare
- 179 Niger 6.0% compare
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 181 Somalia 5.0% compare
More reference data data for Haiti
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2934 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9837 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6522 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2643 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Haiti?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Haiti was 6.0% 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does Haiti rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Haiti ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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.