Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 48.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.70 million
Change on year
up 5.7%
World rank
23rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
48.70 million
in 2023
All-time low
10.36 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201120232000: 10.4M2001: 10.9M2002: 11.5M2003: 12.3M2004: 13.0M2005: 13.6M2006: 14.6M2007: 15.4M2008: 16.4M2009: 17.7M2010: 19.2M2011: 20.6M2012: 22.5M2013: 24.3M2014: 26.5M2015: 28.8M2016: 31.2M2017: 33.4M2018: 36.0M2019: 38.1M2020: 40.9M2021: 43.4M2022: 46.1M2023: 48.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number with without clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh stood at 48.70 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 100.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh peaked at 48.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.36 million, in 2000.

Bangladesh ranks 23rd 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 10.36 million —
2001 10.94 million +5.6%
2002 11.53 million +5.4%
2003 12.26 million +6.4%
2004 13.00 million +6.0%
2005 13.60 million +4.6%
2006 14.64 million +7.6%
2007 15.39 million +5.1%
2008 16.44 million +6.8%
2009 17.65 million +7.4%
2010 19.18 million +8.6%
2011 20.58 million +7.3%
2012 22.49 million +9.3%
2013 24.26 million +7.9%
2014 26.54 million +9.4%
2015 28.85 million +8.7%
2016 31.20 million +8.1%
2017 33.41 million +7.1%
2018 35.98 million +7.7%
2019 38.09 million +5.9%
2020 40.91 million +7.4%
2021 43.42 million +6.1%
2022 46.07 million +6.1%
2023 48.70 million +5.7%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 48.70 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 9.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 48.70 million is above the median for South Asia, which is 10.24 million, 4.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.58 million 10.36 million 17.65 million 10
2010s 28.06 million 19.18 million 38.09 million 10
2020s 44.78 million 40.91 million 48.70 million 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 20 Italy 58.98 million compare
  2. 21 South Africa 56.76 million compare
  3. 22 South Korea 51.71 million compare
  4. 24 Spain 48.35 million compare
  5. 25 Colombia 48.03 million compare
  6. 26 Algeria 46.03 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 Bangladesh?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Bangladesh was 48.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 48.70 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 10.36 million in 2000.
How does Bangladesh rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Bangladesh ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 100.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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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