Number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia

Australia: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 26.66 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
26.66 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
39th
of 189 countries
All-time high
26.66 million
in 2023
All-time low
19.03 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201120232000: 19.0M2001: 19.3M2002: 19.5M2003: 19.7M2004: 19.9M2005: 20.2M2006: 20.5M2007: 20.8M2008: 21.2M2009: 21.7M2010: 22.0M2011: 22.3M2012: 22.7M2013: 23.1M2014: 23.5M2015: 23.8M2016: 24.2M2017: 24.6M2018: 25.0M2019: 25.3M2020: 25.6M2021: 25.7M2022: 26.0M2023: 26.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia stood at 26.66 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia peaked at 26.66 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.03 million, in 2000.

Australia ranks 39th 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 with without clean cooking fuels in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 19.03 million —
2001 19.27 million +1.3%
2002 19.50 million +1.1%
2003 19.72 million +1.2%
2004 19.93 million +1.1%
2005 20.18 million +1.2%
2006 20.45 million +1.4%
2007 20.83 million +1.8%
2008 21.25 million +2.0%
2009 21.69 million +2.1%
2010 22.03 million +1.6%
2011 22.34 million +1.4%
2012 22.73 million +1.8%
2013 23.13 million +1.7%
2014 23.48 million +1.5%
2015 23.82 million +1.4%
2016 24.19 million +1.6%
2017 24.59 million +1.7%
2018 24.96 million +1.5%
2019 25.33 million +1.5%
2020 25.65 million +1.2%
2021 25.69 million +0.1%
2022 26.02 million +1.3%
2023 26.66 million +2.5%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 26.66 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million, 5.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 26.66 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million, 17.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.18 million 19.03 million 21.69 million 10
2010s 23.66 million 22.03 million 25.33 million 10
2020s 26.00 million 25.65 million 26.66 million 4

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 36 Malaysia 29.44 million compare
  2. 37 Myanmar 28.96 million compare
  3. 38 Uzbekistan 27.84 million compare
  4. 40 Venezuela 26.46 million compare
  5. 41 Syria 20.95 million compare
  6. 42 Chile 19.66 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Australia was 26.66 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 26.66 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 19.03 million in 2000.
How does Australia rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Australia ranks 39th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
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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