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

Eswatini: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 618,945 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
618,945 people
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
140th
of 189 countries
All-time high
618,945 people
in 2023
All-time low
259,312 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201120232000: 259.3k people2001: 277.5k people2002: 294.5k people2003: 310.4k people2004: 325.2k people2005: 342.1k people2006: 356.8k people2007: 376.3k people2008: 394.2k people2009: 415.5k people2010: 435.8k people2011: 453.8k people2012: 472.0k people2013: 492.7k people2014: 505.7k people2015: 522.3k people2016: 540.3k people2017: 553.0k people2018: 565.8k people2019: 574.6k people2020: 589.2k people2021: 597.3k people2022: 608.2k people2023: 618.9k people

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

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 618,945 people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Eswatini peaked at 618,945 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 259,312 people, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 140th 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 335,177 people 259,312 people 415,538 people 10
2010s 511,589 people 435,767 people 574,599 people 10
2020s 603,414 people 589,208 people 618,945 people 4

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 137 Guyana 826,353 people compare
  2. 138 Bhutan 720,329 people compare
  3. 141 Suriname 601,844 people compare
  4. 143 Maldives 524,942 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Eswatini?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Eswatini was 618,945 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 618,945 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 259,312 people in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Eswatini ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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.