Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 31.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2000.
Sri Lanka ranks 156th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.0% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 31.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 33% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 31.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.0%, 49% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.5% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 21.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 31.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 154 Cameroon 32.0% compare
- 154 Kenya 32.0% compare
- 157 Afghanistan 30.0% compare
- 158 Bangladesh 29.0% compare
- 159 Nigeria 28.0% compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Sri Lanka?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Sri Lanka was 31.0% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Sri Lanka ranks 156th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.