Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 73.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro is 73.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro peaked at 73.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2013.
Montenegro ranks 124th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 73.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 78% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 73.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 74% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.0% | 64.0% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.5% | 61.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 67.0% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Montenegro was 73.0% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2013.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Montenegro ranks 124th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.