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

Latvia: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 1.88 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.88 million people
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
117th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.37 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.88 million people
in 2022
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2000201120232000: 2.4M people2001: 2.3M people2002: 2.3M people2003: 2.3M people2004: 2.3M people2005: 2.2M people2006: 2.2M people2007: 2.2M people2008: 2.2M people2009: 2.1M people2010: 2.1M people2011: 2.1M people2012: 2.0M people2013: 2.0M people2014: 2.0M people2015: 2.0M people2016: 2.0M people2017: 1.9M people2018: 1.9M people2019: 1.9M people2020: 1.9M people2021: 1.9M people2022: 1.9M people2023: 1.9M people

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

Analysis

Latvia recorded 1.88 million people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Latvia peaked at 2.37 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.88 million people, in 2022.

Latvia ranks 117th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.25 million people 2.14 million people 2.37 million people 10
2010s 1.99 million people 1.91 million people 2.10 million people 10
2020s 1.89 million people 1.88 million people 1.90 million people 4

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 114 Albania 2.08 million people compare
  2. 115 Mongolia 1.94 million people compare
  3. 116 Zambia 1.91 million people compare
  4. 118 Chad 1.87 million people compare
  5. 119 Botswana 1.65 million people compare
  6. 120 Bahrain 1.58 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Latvia?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Latvia was 1.88 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 Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 2.37 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.88 million people in 2022.
How does Latvia rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Latvia ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Latvia 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.