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

Barbados: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 282,336 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
282,336 people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
157th
of 189 countries
All-time high
282,336 people
in 2023
All-time low
262,063 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2000201120232000: 262.1k people2001: 262.4k people2002: 264.1k people2003: 265.8k people2004: 267.3k people2005: 268.7k people2006: 270.0k people2007: 271.3k people2008: 272.7k people2009: 274.1k people2010: 275.2k people2011: 276.1k people2012: 276.9k people2013: 277.7k people2014: 278.3k people2015: 279.0k people2016: 279.6k people2017: 280.2k people2018: 280.7k people2019: 281.2k people2020: 281.7k people2021: 282.1k people2022: 282.3k people2023: 282.3k people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Barbados is 282,336 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Barbados peaked at 282,336 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 262,063 people, in 2000.

Barbados ranks 157th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Barbados, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Barbados, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 262,063 people
2001 262,425 people +0.1%
2002 264,148 people +0.7%
2003 265,776 people +0.6%
2004 267,298 people +0.6%
2005 268,706 people +0.5%
2006 270,002 people +0.5%
2007 271,288 people +0.5%
2008 272,714 people +0.5%
2009 274,123 people +0.5%
2010 275,243 people +0.4%
2011 276,139 people +0.3%
2012 276,938 people +0.3%
2013 277,665 people +0.3%
2014 278,348 people +0.2%
2015 278,990 people +0.2%
2016 279,598 people +0.2%
2017 280,171 people +0.2%
2018 280,711 people +0.2%
2019 281,207 people +0.2%
2020 281,698 people +0.2%
2021 282,147 people +0.2%
2022 282,318 people +0.1%
2023 282,336 people +0.0%

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 282,336 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million people, 5% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 282,336 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.46 million people, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 267,854 people 262,063 people 274,123 people 10
2010s 278,501 people 275,243 people 281,207 people 10
2020s 282,125 people 281,698 people 282,336 people 4

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 154 Belize 340,807 people compare
  2. 155 Malawi 316,567 people compare
  3. 156 Mali 308,999 people compare
  4. 158 East Timor 264,399 people compare
  5. 159 Saint Lucia 165,121 people compare
  6. 160 Guinea 144,055 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 Barbados?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Barbados was 282,336 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 282,336 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 262,063 people in 2000.
How does Barbados rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Barbados ranks 157th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Barbados 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.