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

Brazil: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 203.75 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
203.75 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
5th
of 189 countries
All-time high
203.75 million people
in 2023
All-time low
154.88 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M2000201120232000: 154.9M people2001: 157.8M people2002: 160.8M people2003: 163.8M people2004: 166.6M people2005: 169.5M people2006: 172.1M people2007: 174.8M people2008: 177.2M people2009: 179.6M people2010: 182.1M people2011: 184.3M people2012: 186.6M people2013: 188.6M people2014: 190.9M people2015: 193.0M people2016: 194.7M people2017: 196.7M people2018: 198.3M people2019: 199.8M people2020: 201.3M people2021: 202.0M people2022: 202.9M people2023: 203.8M 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 Brazil stood at 203.75 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Brazil peaked at 203.75 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 154.88 million people, in 2000.

Brazil ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Brazil, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 154.88 million people
2001 157.79 million people +1.9%
2002 160.83 million people +1.9%
2003 163.82 million people +1.9%
2004 166.60 million people +1.7%
2005 169.54 million people +1.8%
2006 172.09 million people +1.5%
2007 174.79 million people +1.6%
2008 177.23 million people +1.4%
2009 179.59 million people +1.3%
2010 182.08 million people +1.4%
2011 184.35 million people +1.2%
2012 186.64 million people +1.2%
2013 188.55 million people +1.0%
2014 190.88 million people +1.2%
2015 193.00 million people +1.1%
2016 194.68 million people +0.9%
2017 196.72 million people +1.0%
2018 198.28 million people +0.8%
2019 199.78 million people +0.8%
2020 201.25 million people +0.7%
2021 202.01 million people +0.4%
2022 202.95 million people +0.5%
2023 203.75 million people +0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 203.75 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 37.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 203.75 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.46 million people, 45.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 167.72 million people 154.88 million people 179.59 million people 10
2010s 191.50 million people 182.08 million people 199.78 million people 10
2020s 202.49 million people 201.25 million people 203.75 million people 4

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 India 1.10 billion people compare
  2. 3 United States 336.75 million people compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 254.76 million people compare
  4. 6 Russia 143.83 million people compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 135.88 million people compare
  6. 8 Japan 124.52 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 Brazil?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Brazil was 203.75 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 203.75 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 154.88 million people in 2000.
How does Brazil rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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.