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

Cambodia: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 10.11 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
10.11 million people
Change on year
up 12.7%
World rank
65th
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.11 million people
in 2023
All-time low
423,719 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000201120232000: 423.7k people2001: 506.3k people2002: 591.3k people2003: 678.6k people2004: 781.4k people2005: 887.0k people2006: 1.0M people2007: 1.2M people2008: 1.3M people2009: 1.5M people2010: 1.7M people2011: 1.9M people2012: 2.2M people2013: 2.5M people2014: 2.8M people2015: 3.3M people2016: 3.8M people2017: 4.4M people2018: 5.1M people2019: 5.9M people2020: 6.8M people2021: 7.9M people2022: 9.0M people2023: 10.1M 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 Cambodia stood at 10.11 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 306.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cambodia peaked at 10.11 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 423,719 people, in 2000.

That places Cambodia 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 881,754 people 423,719 people 1.47 million people 10
2010s 3.35 million people 1.70 million people 5.85 million people 10
2020s 8.43 million people 6.79 million people 10.11 million people 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 62 United Arab Emirates 10.48 million people compare
  2. 63 Cuba 10.46 million people compare
  3. 64 Greece 10.41 million people compare
  4. 66 Azerbaijan 10.04 million people compare
  5. 67 Israel 9.85 million people compare
  6. 68 Hungary 9.59 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 Cambodia?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cambodia was 10.11 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 Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 10.11 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 423,719 people in 2000.
How does Cambodia rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Cambodia ranks 65th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 306.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cambodia 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.