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

Fiji: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 499,962 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
499,962 people
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
145th
of 189 countries
All-time high
499,962 people
in 2023
All-time low
238,818 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k2000201120232000: 238.8k people2001: 241.3k people2002: 245.4k people2003: 249.5k people2004: 253.6k people2005: 259.4k people2006: 266.2k people2007: 271.1k people2008: 280.1k people2009: 288.5k people2010: 299.5k people2011: 311.3k people2012: 326.6k people2013: 339.1k people2014: 354.2k people2015: 372.5k people2016: 387.0k people2017: 405.2k people2018: 420.1k people2019: 438.2k people2020: 452.9k people2021: 467.5k people2022: 485.5k people2023: 500.0k people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Fiji is 499,962 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Fiji peaked at 499,962 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 238,818 people, in 2000.

Fiji ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Fiji, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Fiji, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 238,818 people
2001 241,285 people +1.0%
2002 245,402 people +1.7%
2003 249,490 people +1.7%
2004 253,566 people +1.6%
2005 259,419 people +2.3%
2006 266,219 people +2.6%
2007 271,145 people +1.9%
2008 280,054 people +3.3%
2009 288,502 people +3.0%
2010 299,528 people +3.8%
2011 311,329 people +3.9%
2012 326,626 people +4.9%
2013 339,050 people +3.8%
2014 354,188 people +4.5%
2015 372,483 people +5.2%
2016 386,969 people +3.9%
2017 405,173 people +4.7%
2018 420,068 people +3.7%
2019 438,237 people +4.3%
2020 452,907 people +3.3%
2021 467,523 people +3.2%
2022 485,455 people +3.8%
2023 499,962 people +3.0%

Fiji compared with similar countries

  • Fiji's 499,962 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 9% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Fiji's 499,962 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million people, 33% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 259,390 people 238,818 people 288,502 people 10
2010s 365,365 people 299,528 people 438,237 people 10
2020s 476,462 people 452,907 people 499,962 people 4

Countries ranked near Fiji

  1. 142 Malta 552,747 people compare
  2. 143 Maldives 524,942 people compare
  3. 144 Haiti 523,683 people compare
  4. 146 Madagascar 499,135 people compare
  5. 147 Brunei 458,949 people compare
  6. 148 Cape Verde 438,236 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 Fiji?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Fiji was 499,962 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 Fiji?
The highest recorded value was 499,962 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Fiji?
The lowest recorded value was 238,818 people in 2000.
How does Fiji rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Fiji ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Fiji?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Fiji 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.