Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritius
Mauritius: 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 Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritius peaked at 99.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2000.
Mauritius ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 7.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.5% | 93.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 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 Iran 99.0% compare
- 45 Iraq 99.0% compare
- 45 Italy 99.0% compare
- 45 Lithuania 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 Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritius?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2000.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.