Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina

Argentina: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 45.49 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
45.49 million people
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 189 countries
All-time high
45.49 million people
in 2023
All-time low
35.65 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201120232000: 35.7M people2001: 36.2M people2002: 36.9M people2003: 37.3M people2004: 37.9M people2005: 38.4M people2006: 38.9M people2007: 39.5M people2008: 39.9M people2009: 40.5M people2010: 41.0M people2011: 41.5M people2012: 42.0M people2013: 42.4M people2014: 42.9M people2015: 43.4M people2016: 43.8M people2017: 44.2M people2018: 44.6M people2019: 44.9M people2020: 45.1M people2021: 45.3M people2022: 45.4M people2023: 45.5M people

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina stood at 45.49 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina peaked at 45.49 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.65 million people, in 2000.

Argentina ranks 27th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 35.65 million people
2001 36.23 million people +1.6%
2002 36.85 million people +1.7%
2003 37.35 million people +1.4%
2004 37.88 million people +1.4%
2005 38.43 million people +1.4%
2006 38.95 million people +1.3%
2007 39.46 million people +1.3%
2008 39.94 million people +1.2%
2009 40.47 million people +1.3%
2010 40.96 million people +1.2%
2011 41.48 million people +1.3%
2012 41.95 million people +1.1%
2013 42.41 million people +1.1%
2014 42.90 million people +1.1%
2015 43.39 million people +1.2%
2016 43.81 million people +1.0%
2017 44.20 million people +0.9%
2018 44.61 million people +0.9%
2019 44.93 million people +0.7%
2020 45.15 million people +0.5%
2021 45.27 million people +0.3%
2022 45.36 million people +0.2%
2023 45.49 million people +0.3%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 45.49 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 8.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 45.49 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.46 million people, 10.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.12 million people 35.65 million people 40.47 million people 10
2010s 43.06 million people 40.96 million people 44.93 million people 10
2020s 45.32 million people 45.15 million people 45.49 million people 4

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 24 Spain 48.35 million people compare
  2. 25 Colombia 48.03 million people compare
  3. 26 Algeria 46.03 million people compare
  4. 28 Iraq 44.85 million people compare
  5. 29 Canada 40.05 million people compare
  6. 30 Morocco 37.00 million people compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Argentina was 45.49 million people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 45.49 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 35.65 million people in 2000.
How does Argentina rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Argentina ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 4,536 data points, 2000–2023
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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.