Number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea

South Korea: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 51.71 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
51.71 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
51.84 million
in 2020
All-time low
47.01 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea, 2000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M2000201120232000: 47.0M2001: 47.4M2002: 47.6M2003: 47.9M2004: 48.1M2005: 48.2M2006: 48.4M2007: 48.7M2008: 49.1M2009: 49.3M2010: 49.6M2011: 49.9M2012: 50.2M2013: 50.4M2014: 50.7M2015: 51.0M2016: 51.2M2017: 51.4M2018: 51.6M2019: 51.8M2020: 51.8M2021: 51.8M2022: 51.7M2023: 51.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea is 51.71 million, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea peaked at 51.84 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.01 million, in 2000.

South Korea ranks 22nd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 47.01 million —
2001 47.37 million +0.8%
2002 47.64 million +0.6%
2003 47.89 million +0.5%
2004 48.08 million +0.4%
2005 48.18 million +0.2%
2006 48.44 million +0.5%
2007 48.68 million +0.5%
2008 49.05 million +0.8%
2009 49.31 million +0.5%
2010 49.55 million +0.5%
2011 49.94 million +0.8%
2012 50.20 million +0.5%
2013 50.43 million +0.5%
2014 50.75 million +0.6%
2015 51.01 million +0.5%
2016 51.22 million +0.4%
2017 51.36 million +0.3%
2018 51.59 million +0.4%
2019 51.76 million +0.3%
2020 51.84 million +0.1%
2021 51.77 million -0.1%
2022 51.67 million -0.2%
2023 51.71 million +0.1%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 51.71 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million, 9.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 51.71 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.52 million, 34.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.17 million 47.01 million 49.31 million 10
2010s 50.78 million 49.55 million 51.76 million 10
2020s 51.75 million 51.67 million 51.84 million 4

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 19 Nigeria 59.71 million compare
  2. 20 Italy 58.98 million compare
  3. 21 South Africa 56.76 million compare
  4. 23 Bangladesh 48.70 million compare
  5. 24 Spain 48.35 million compare
  6. 25 Colombia 48.03 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 South Korea?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in South Korea was 51.71 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 51.84 million in 2020.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 47.01 million in 2000.
How does South Korea rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
South Korea ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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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