Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela
Venezuela: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 92.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela is 92.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91.0%, in 2022.
Venezuela ranks 101st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +1.1% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 92.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 92.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 95.0%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 91.0% | 93.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Venezuela
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 51.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 506.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1,190 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14,168 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.16 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela was 92.0% 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.0% in 2022.
- How does Venezuela rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Venezuela ranks 101st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.