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

Bolivia: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 11.09 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.09 million people
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
56th
of 189 countries
All-time high
11.09 million people
in 2023
All-time low
5.43 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201120232000: 5.4M people2001: 5.6M people2002: 5.8M people2003: 6.0M people2004: 6.2M people2005: 6.4M people2006: 6.7M people2007: 6.9M people2008: 7.2M people2009: 7.5M people2010: 7.8M people2011: 8.1M people2012: 8.3M people2013: 8.5M people2014: 8.8M people2015: 9.1M people2016: 9.3M people2017: 9.6M people2018: 9.8M people2019: 10.1M people2020: 10.3M people2021: 10.6M people2022: 10.8M people2023: 11.1M 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 Bolivia stood at 11.09 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Bolivia peaked at 11.09 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.43 million people, in 2000.

That places Bolivia 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 6.37 million people 5.43 million people 7.50 million people 10
2010s 8.93 million people 7.78 million people 10.11 million people 10
2020s 10.71 million people 10.34 million people 11.09 million people 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Bolivia?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Bolivia was 11.09 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 11.09 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.43 million people in 2000.
How does Bolivia rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Bolivia ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia 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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About this data

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.