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

Morocco: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 37.00 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
37.00 million people
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
37.00 million people
in 2023
All-time low
25.52 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M2000201120232000: 25.5M people2001: 26.2M people2002: 26.8M people2003: 27.3M people2004: 27.9M people2005: 28.5M people2006: 29.1M people2007: 29.7M people2008: 30.2M people2009: 30.8M people2010: 31.4M people2011: 31.9M people2012: 32.5M people2013: 32.9M people2014: 33.4M people2015: 33.9M people2016: 34.3M people2017: 34.7M people2018: 35.2M people2019: 35.6M people2020: 35.9M people2021: 36.3M people2022: 36.6M people2023: 37.0M people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Morocco is 37.00 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Morocco peaked at 37.00 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.52 million people, in 2000.

Morocco ranks 30th 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 of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Morocco, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 25.52 million people
2001 26.19 million people +2.6%
2002 26.77 million people +2.2%
2003 27.32 million people +2.1%
2004 27.95 million people +2.3%
2005 28.54 million people +2.1%
2006 29.14 million people +2.1%
2007 29.72 million people +2.0%
2008 30.25 million people +1.8%
2009 30.85 million people +2.0%
2010 31.36 million people +1.7%
2011 31.89 million people +1.7%
2012 32.45 million people +1.8%
2013 32.94 million people +1.5%
2014 33.42 million people +1.4%
2015 33.88 million people +1.4%
2016 34.32 million people +1.3%
2017 34.74 million people +1.2%
2018 35.16 million people +1.2%
2019 35.60 million people +1.2%
2020 35.93 million people +0.9%
2021 36.25 million people +0.9%
2022 36.62 million people +1.0%
2023 37.00 million people +1.0%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 37.00 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million people, 6.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 37.00 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.09 million people, 2.6× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.23 million people 25.52 million people 30.85 million people 10
2010s 33.58 million people 31.36 million people 35.60 million people 10
2020s 36.45 million people 35.93 million people 37.00 million people 4

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 27 Argentina 45.49 million people compare
  2. 28 Iraq 44.85 million people compare
  3. 29 Canada 40.05 million people compare
  4. 31 Poland 36.69 million people compare
  5. 32 Ukraine 35.81 million people compare
  6. 33 Sudan 35.31 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 Morocco?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Morocco was 37.00 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 Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 37.00 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 25.52 million people in 2000.
How does Morocco rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Morocco ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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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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.