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

Ireland: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 5.31 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.31 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
89th
of 189 regions
All-time high
5.31 million people
in 2023
All-time low
3.81 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201120232000: 3.8M people2001: 3.9M people2002: 3.9M people2003: 4.0M people2004: 4.1M people2005: 4.2M people2006: 4.3M people2007: 4.4M people2008: 4.5M people2009: 4.5M people2010: 4.6M people2011: 4.6M people2012: 4.6M people2013: 4.6M people2014: 4.7M people2015: 4.7M people2016: 4.8M people2017: 4.8M people2018: 4.9M people2019: 5.0M people2020: 5.0M people2021: 5.1M people2022: 5.2M people2023: 5.3M people

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

Analysis

Ireland recorded 5.31 million 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.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Ireland peaked at 5.31 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.81 million people, in 2000.

Ireland ranks 89th of 189 regions on this measure, 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 4.15 million people 3.81 million people 4.54 million people 10
2010s 4.72 million people 4.56 million people 4.98 million people 10
2020s 5.17 million people 5.04 million people 5.31 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 86 Serbia 5.50 million people compare
  2. 87 Slovakia 5.43 million people compare
  3. 88 Honduras 5.35 million people compare
  4. 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.29 million people compare
  5. 91 New Zealand 5.20 million people compare
  6. 92 Oman 5.05 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 Ireland?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Ireland was 5.31 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 5.31 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3.81 million people in 2000.
How does Ireland rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Ireland ranks 89th out of 189 regions with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland 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.