Number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq

Iraq: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 44.85 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
44.85 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
28th
of 189 countries
All-time high
44.85 million
in 2023
All-time low
15.73 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2000201120232000: 15.7M2001: 17.5M2002: 19.4M2003: 21.1M2004: 22.8M2005: 24.4M2006: 25.4M2007: 25.8M2008: 26.9M2009: 28.3M2010: 29.6M2011: 31.0M2012: 32.7M2013: 34.5M2014: 35.9M2015: 37.0M2016: 38.0M2017: 38.9M2018: 39.9M2019: 40.9M2020: 41.8M2021: 42.8M2022: 43.8M2023: 44.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Iraq recorded 44.85 million for number with without clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq peaked at 44.85 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.73 million, in 2000.

That places Iraq 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 15.73 million —
2001 17.54 million +11.5%
2002 19.37 million +10.5%
2003 21.12 million +9.0%
2004 22.83 million +8.1%
2005 24.40 million +6.9%
2006 25.41 million +4.1%
2007 25.81 million +1.6%
2008 26.86 million +4.1%
2009 28.31 million +5.4%
2010 29.62 million +4.6%
2011 30.97 million +4.6%
2012 32.68 million +5.5%
2013 34.47 million +5.5%
2014 35.86 million +4.0%
2015 37.00 million +3.2%
2016 37.97 million +2.6%
2017 38.90 million +2.5%
2018 39.90 million +2.6%
2019 40.90 million +2.5%
2020 41.82 million +2.2%
2021 42.81 million +2.4%
2022 43.81 million +2.3%
2023 44.85 million +2.4%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 44.85 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million, 8.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 44.85 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.09 million, 3.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.74 million 15.73 million 28.31 million 10
2010s 35.83 million 29.62 million 40.90 million 10
2020s 43.32 million 41.82 million 44.85 million 4

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 25 Colombia 48.03 million compare
  2. 26 Algeria 46.03 million compare
  3. 27 Argentina 45.49 million compare
  4. 29 Canada 40.05 million compare
  5. 30 Morocco 37.00 million compare
  6. 31 Poland 36.69 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Iraq was 44.85 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 44.85 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 15.73 million in 2000.
How does Iraq rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Iraq ranks 28th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iraq data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number with without clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number with without clean cooking fuels
Source
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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