Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Marshall Islands peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 122nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.8% | 8.0% | 53.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 58.0% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 76.0% | 80.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Marshall Islands?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Marshall Islands was 80.0% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Marshall Islands ranks 122nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.