Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 2.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 184th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 181 Somalia 5.0% compare
- 183 Gambia 3.0% compare
- 184 Guinea 2.0% compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 184 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 184 Malawi 2.0% compare
- 184 Mali 2.0% compare
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.9521 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.94 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7925 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4723 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 224.68 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda was 2.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Uganda ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.