Number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia

Namibia: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 1.42 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.42 million
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
122nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
618,340
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia, 2000–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000201120232000: 618.3k2001: 644.4k2002: 665.3k2003: 686.5k2004: 708.9k2005: 735.5k2006: 754.9k2007: 781.2k2008: 806.5k2009: 835.1k2010: 858.7k2011: 884.3k2012: 921.8k2013: 964.1k2014: 1.0M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.1M2017: 1.1M2018: 1.2M2019: 1.2M2020: 1.3M2021: 1.3M2022: 1.4M2023: 1.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 1.42 million for number with without clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 47.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia peaked at 1.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 618,340, in 2000.

Namibia ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 618,340 —
2001 644,396 +4.2%
2002 665,269 +3.2%
2003 686,452 +3.2%
2004 708,860 +3.3%
2005 735,502 +3.8%
2006 754,926 +2.6%
2007 781,198 +3.5%
2008 806,540 +3.2%
2009 835,112 +3.5%
2010 858,693 +2.8%
2011 884,286 +3.0%
2012 921,755 +4.2%
2013 964,073 +4.6%
2014 1.01 million +4.3%
2015 1.05 million +4.1%
2016 1.09 million +4.4%
2017 1.14 million +4.1%
2018 1.18 million +3.5%
2019 1.23 million +4.4%
2020 1.28 million +4.1%
2021 1.34 million +4.3%
2022 1.38 million +3.2%
2023 1.42 million +3.2%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 1.42 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 1.42 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 723,660 618,340 835,112 10
2010s 1.03 million 858,693 1.23 million 10
2020s 1.35 million 1.28 million 1.42 million 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 119 Botswana 1.65 million compare
  2. 120 Bahrain 1.58 million compare
  3. 121 North Macedonia 1.49 million compare
  4. 123 Estonia 1.37 million compare
  5. 124 Trinidad and Tobago 1.37 million compare
  6. 125 Cyprus 1.34 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 Namibia?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Namibia was 1.42 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 618,340 in 2000.
How does Namibia rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Namibia ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Namibia 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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