Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine
Ukraine: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 97.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ukraine recorded 97.0% 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 up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine peaked at 97.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2000.
Ukraine ranks 72nd 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 Ukraine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.0% | — |
| 2001 | 90.0% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 97.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 97.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 98% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.7% | 89.0% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
More reference data data for Ukraine
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.47 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine was 97.0% 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 Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2000.
- How does Ukraine rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Ukraine ranks 72nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ukraine 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.