Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels by country
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.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
1.25 billion people
China
Lowest
0 people
South Sudan
Median
4.91 million people
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,536
What the numbers show
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 1.25 billion people in China; the lowest is 0 people in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.91 million people, and the mean is 31.98 million people.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 29 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,849.8%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 34.4%).
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.25 billion people | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 1.10 billion people | 2023 | up 100.8% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 336.75 million people | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 4 | Indonesia | 254.76 million people | 2023 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 203.75 million people | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 143.83 million people | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 135.88 million people | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 124.52 million people | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 9 | Egypt | 114.42 million people | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 110.41 million people | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 11 | Vietnam | 99.05 million people | 2023 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Iran | 86.71 million people | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 83.29 million people | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 14 | Turkey | 81.32 million people | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 68.53 million people | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 16 | France | 68.37 million people | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 17 | Philippines | 68.36 million people | 2023 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 18 | Thailand | 62.24 million people | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 59.71 million people | 2023 | up 869.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Italy | 58.98 million people | 2023 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 21 | South Africa | 56.76 million people | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 22 | South Korea | 51.71 million people | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 48.70 million people | 2023 | up 100.7% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 48.35 million people | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 48.03 million people | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 26 | Algeria | 46.03 million people | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 45.49 million people | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 28 | Iraq | 44.85 million people | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 29 | Canada | 40.05 million people | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 30 | Morocco | 37.00 million people | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 31 | Poland | 36.69 million people | 2023 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 32 | Ukraine | 35.81 million people | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 35.31 million people | 2023 | up 123.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 33.70 million people | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 35 | Peru | 31.07 million people | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 29.44 million people | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 28.96 million people | 2023 | up 269.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 27.84 million people | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 39 | Australia | 26.66 million people | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 40 | Venezuela | 26.46 million people | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 41 | Syria | 20.95 million people | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 42 | Chile | 19.66 million people | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 19.15 million people | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 44 | Romania | 19.06 million people | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Yemen | 18.63 million people | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 46 | Angola | 18.45 million people | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 47 | Netherlands | 17.88 million people | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 48 | Kenya | 17.49 million people | 2023 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Ecuador | 17.03 million people | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 16.00 million people | 2023 | up 107.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.74 million people | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 12.68 million people | 2023 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 12.19 million people | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 11.78 million people | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 55 | Jordan | 11.37 million people | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 56 | Bolivia | 11.09 million people | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 11.08 million people | 2023 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 10.86 million people | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 10.59 million people | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 60 | Portugal | 10.58 million people | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 61 | Sweden | 10.54 million people | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 10.48 million people | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 10.46 million people | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 64 | Greece | 10.41 million people | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 65 | Cambodia | 10.11 million people | 2023 | up 306.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 10.04 million people | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 67 | Israel | 9.85 million people | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 68 | Hungary | 9.59 million people | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 69 | Belarus | 9.15 million people | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 9.14 million people | 2023 | up 173.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 9.13 million people | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 72 | Austria | 9.13 million people | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 8.89 million people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 8.71 million people | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 75 | Guatemala | 8.43 million people | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 7.80 million people | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 77 | Turkmenistan | 7.35 million people | 2023 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 78 | Tanzania | 6.53 million people | 2023 | up 457.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 6.29 million people | 2023 | up 52.4% | rising |
| 80 | El Salvador | 5.96 million people | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 5.95 million people | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 82 | Singapore | 5.92 million people | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.65 million people | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 84 | Finland | 5.58 million people | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 85 | Norway | 5.52 million people | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 5.50 million people | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 5.43 million people | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 88 | Honduras | 5.35 million people | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 90 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.29 million people | 2023 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 91 | New Zealand | 5.20 million people | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 92 | Oman | 5.05 million people | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 4.93 million people | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 95 | Paraguay | 4.88 million people | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 4.85 million people | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 97 | Panama | 4.46 million people | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 98 | Nicaragua | 4.07 million people | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 3.91 million people | 2023 | up 191.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Croatia | 3.86 million people | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 101 | North Korea | 3.83 million people | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 3.46 million people | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 103 | Uruguay | 3.39 million people | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 104 | Armenia | 2.93 million people | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 105 | Lithuania | 2.87 million people | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 106 | Qatar | 2.66 million people | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 107 | Jamaica | 2.64 million people | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 108 | Mozambique | 2.49 million people | 2023 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | 2.48 million people | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 110 | Congo | 2.48 million people | 2023 | up 132.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Moldova | 2.42 million people | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 112 | Gabon | 2.27 million people | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 113 | Slovenia | 2.12 million people | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 114 | Albania | 2.08 million people | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 115 | Mongolia | 1.94 million people | 2023 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 116 | Zambia | 1.91 million people | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 117 | Latvia | 1.88 million people | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 118 | Chad | 1.87 million people | 2023 | up 291.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Botswana | 1.65 million people | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 120 | Bahrain | 1.58 million people | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 1.49 million people | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 122 | Namibia | 1.42 million people | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 123 | Estonia | 1.37 million people | 2023 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.37 million people | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 125 | Cyprus | 1.34 million people | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 126 | Niger | 1.33 million people | 2023 | up 323.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Rwanda | 1.30 million people | 2023 | up 1,849.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.26 million people | 2023 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 129 | Lesotho | 1.24 million people | 2023 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 130 | Mauritius | 1.24 million people | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 1.09 million people | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 132 | Togo | 1.09 million people | 2023 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Somalia | 991,365 people | 2023 | up 381.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Uganda | 875,819 people | 2023 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Laos | 850,814 people | 2023 | up 168.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Benin | 846,662 people | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 826,353 people | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 138 | Bhutan | 720,329 people | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 140 | Eswatini | 618,945 people | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 141 | Suriname | 601,844 people | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 143 | Maldives | 524,942 people | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 144 | Haiti | 523,683 people | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 145 | Fiji | 499,962 people | 2023 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 146 | Madagascar | 499,135 people | 2023 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 147 | Brunei | 458,949 people | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 148 | Cape Verde | 438,236 people | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 149 | Eritrea | 416,447 people | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 408,308 people | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 151 | Bahamas | 399,440 people | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 152 | Iceland | 385,663 people | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 153 | Montenegro | 382,847 people | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 154 | Belize | 340,807 people | 2023 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 155 | Malawi | 316,567 people | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 156 | Mali | 308,999 people | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 157 | Barbados | 282,336 people | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | 264,399 people | 2023 | up 235.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 165,121 people | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea | 144,055 people | 2023 | up 60.9% | rising |
| 161 | Seychelles | 119,773 people | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 162 | Djibouti | 115,294 people | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 163 | Grenada | 98,582 people | 2023 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 164 | Tonga | 94,242 people | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93,316 people | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 166 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 90,684 people | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 167 | Comoros | 88,440 people | 2023 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Samoa | 86,015 people | 2023 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 169 | Andorra | 80,856 people | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 170 | Sierra Leone | 76,145 people | 2023 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 69,600 people | 2023 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 66,004 people | 2023 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 173 | Dominica | 57,332 people | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 174 | Central African Republic | 51,524 people | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 46,758 people | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 176 | Liberia | 43,944 people | 2023 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 177 | Gambia | 43,166 people | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 178 | Monaco | 38,956 people | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 179 | San Marino | 33,860 people | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 180 | Marshall Islands | 25,160 people | 2023 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 181 | Kiribati | 21,735 people | 2023 | up 306.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Palau | 17,727 people | 2023 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 183 | Guinea-Bissau | 17,227 people | 2023 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 14,980 people | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 185 | Burundi | 13,690 people | 2023 | down 34.4% | flat |
| 186 | Nauru | 11,875 people | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10,620 people | 2023 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 7,558 people | 2023 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 189 | South Sudan | 0 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
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.