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

Mozambique: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 2.49 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.49 million people
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
108th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.49 million people
in 2023
All-time low
344,463 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2000201120232000: 344.5k people2001: 370.8k people2002: 398.1k people2003: 426.6k people2004: 456.3k people2005: 487.3k people2006: 519.7k people2007: 553.5k people2008: 589.1k people2009: 649.4k people2010: 713.0k people2011: 780.4k people2012: 876.2k people2013: 926.9k people2014: 1.1M people2015: 1.1M people2016: 1.2M people2017: 1.4M people2018: 1.5M people2019: 1.7M people2020: 1.9M people2021: 2.1M people2022: 2.3M people2023: 2.5M 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 Mozambique stood at 2.49 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 168.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mozambique peaked at 2.49 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 344,463 people, in 2000.

Mozambique ranks 108th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mozambique, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 344,463 people
2001 370,755 people +7.6%
2002 398,125 people +7.4%
2003 426,634 people +7.2%
2004 456,327 people +7.0%
2005 487,310 people +6.8%
2006 519,677 people +6.6%
2007 553,478 people +6.5%
2008 589,114 people +6.4%
2009 649,361 people +10.2%
2010 712,976 people +9.8%
2011 780,418 people +9.5%
2012 876,162 people +12.3%
2013 926,910 people +5.8%
2014 1.06 million people +14.1%
2015 1.14 million people +8.0%
2016 1.23 million people +7.8%
2017 1.38 million people +12.2%
2018 1.51 million people +9.3%
2019 1.67 million people +10.9%
2020 1.88 million people +12.2%
2021 2.06 million people +9.8%
2022 2.25 million people +9.3%
2023 2.49 million people +10.5%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 2.49 million people is above the median for low income countries, which is 991,365 people, 2.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 2.49 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million people, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 479,524 people 344,463 people 649,361 people 10
2010s 1.13 million people 712,976 people 1.67 million people 10
2020s 2.17 million people 1.88 million people 2.49 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 105 Lithuania 2.87 million people compare
  2. 106 Qatar 2.66 million people compare
  3. 107 Jamaica 2.64 million people compare
  4. 109 Mauritania 2.48 million people compare
  5. 110 Congo 2.48 million people compare
  6. 111 Moldova 2.42 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 Mozambique?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Mozambique was 2.49 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 Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 2.49 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 344,463 people in 2000.
How does Mozambique rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Mozambique ranks 108th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 168.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mozambique 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.