Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mozambique peaked at 8.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Mozambique ranks 175th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 8.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 8.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More reference data data for Mozambique
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.53 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mozambique?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Mozambique was 8.0% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.