Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Iran
Iran: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Iran, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 99.0% 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Iran peaked at 99.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2000.
That places Iran 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 92.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iran's 99.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.7% | 88.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 45 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 45 Armenia 99.0% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 99.0% compare
- 45 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 45 Czechia 99.0% compare
- 45 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 45 Iraq 99.0% compare
- 45 Italy 99.0% compare
- 45 Lithuania 99.0% compare
- 45 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 45 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 45 New Zealand 99.0% compare
- 45 Niue 99.0% compare
- 45 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 45 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 45 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 45 Uruguay 99.0% compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Iran?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Iran was 99.0% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Iran ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.