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.
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 |
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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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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.