Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India
India: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 81.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India is 81.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 76.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India peaked at 81.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2000.
That places India 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.0% | — |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 39.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 49.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 71.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +3.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 81.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 81.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 63.0%, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.1% | 34.0% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 68.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 118 Cook Islands 85.0% compare
- 119 Tuvalu 84.0% compare
- 120 Kyrgyzstan 82.0% compare
- 122 Marshall Islands 80.0% compare
- 123 Paraguay 76.0% compare
- 124 Guyana 73.0% compare
- 124 Montenegro 73.0% compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in India was 81.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 81.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2000.
- How does India rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- India ranks 121st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.