Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Palau
Palau: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Palau, 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 Palau is 96.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Palau peaked at 96.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 77th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2001 | 73.0% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 82.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 89.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 96.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 96% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Palau's 96.0% 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 | 81.8% | 68.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 91.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More reference data data for Palau
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Consumer price index 160.77 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Palau?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Palau was 96.0% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Palau ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.