Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 99.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand peaked at 99.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 45th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 99% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 99.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 82.0%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 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 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 45 Nauru 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 New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- New Zealand 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 New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.