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

Mongolia: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 1.94 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.94 million people
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
115th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.94 million people
in 2023
All-time low
530,202 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201120232000: 530.2k people2001: 556.1k people2002: 580.4k people2003: 612.7k people2004: 647.2k people2005: 682.3k people2006: 718.8k people2007: 772.8k people2008: 827.3k people2009: 890.8k people2010: 955.8k people2011: 1.0M people2012: 1.1M people2013: 1.2M people2014: 1.2M people2015: 1.3M people2016: 1.4M people2017: 1.5M people2018: 1.6M people2019: 1.6M people2020: 1.7M people2021: 1.8M 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

In 2023, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mongolia stood at 1.94 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 67.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mongolia peaked at 1.94 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 530,202 people, in 2000.

That places Mongolia 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 681,846 people 530,202 people 890,759 people 10
2010s 1.29 million people 955,779 people 1.64 million people 10
2020s 1.83 million people 1.72 million people 1.94 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 112 Gabon 2.27 million people compare
  2. 113 Slovenia 2.12 million people compare
  3. 114 Albania 2.08 million people compare
  4. 116 Zambia 1.91 million people compare
  5. 117 Latvia 1.88 million people compare
  6. 118 Chad 1.87 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 Mongolia?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mongolia was 1.94 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.94 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 530,202 people in 2000.
How does Mongolia rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Mongolia ranks 115th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 67.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia 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.