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

Cuba: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 10.46 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10.46 million people
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
63rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.59 million people
in 2019
All-time low
6.98 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201120232000: 7.0M people2001: 7.5M people2002: 7.8M people2003: 8.2M people2004: 8.5M people2005: 8.9M people2006: 9.1M people2007: 9.3M people2008: 9.6M people2009: 9.7M people2010: 9.9M people2011: 10.0M people2012: 10.2M people2013: 10.3M people2014: 10.4M people2015: 10.4M people2016: 10.5M people2017: 10.5M people2018: 10.6M people2019: 10.6M people2020: 10.6M people2021: 10.6M people2022: 10.5M people2023: 10.5M people

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

Analysis

Cuba recorded 10.46 million people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cuba peaked at 10.59 million people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.98 million people, in 2000.

That places Cuba 63rd 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.

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cuba, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cuba, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 6.98 million people
2001 7.47 million people +7.0%
2002 7.81 million people +4.6%
2003 8.17 million people +4.7%
2004 8.53 million people +4.4%
2005 8.85 million people +3.8%
2006 9.10 million people +2.8%
2007 9.32 million people +2.4%
2008 9.55 million people +2.5%
2009 9.74 million people +1.9%
2010 9.90 million people +1.7%
2011 10.04 million people +1.3%
2012 10.18 million people +1.5%
2013 10.28 million people +1.0%
2014 10.36 million people +0.8%
2015 10.44 million people +0.8%
2016 10.49 million people +0.5%
2017 10.54 million people +0.5%
2018 10.58 million people +0.3%
2019 10.59 million people +0.1%
2020 10.58 million people -0.0%
2021 10.55 million people -0.3%
2022 10.50 million people -0.6%
2023 10.46 million people -0.4%

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 10.46 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 10.46 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.46 million people, 2.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.55 million people 6.98 million people 9.74 million people 10
2010s 10.34 million people 9.90 million people 10.59 million people 10
2020s 10.52 million people 10.46 million people 10.58 million people 4

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 60 Portugal 10.58 million people compare
  2. 61 Sweden 10.54 million people compare
  3. 62 United Arab Emirates 10.48 million people compare
  4. 64 Greece 10.41 million people compare
  5. 65 Cambodia 10.11 million people compare
  6. 66 Azerbaijan 10.04 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 Cuba?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Cuba was 10.46 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 Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 10.59 million people in 2019.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 6.98 million people in 2000.
How does Cuba rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Cuba ranks 63rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cuba 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.