Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Namibia
Namibia: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 1.42 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 1.42 million people for number of people with and without access to 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 of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Namibia peaked at 1.42 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 618,340 people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 723,660 people | 618,340 people | 835,112 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million people | 858,693 people | 1.23 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.42 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Namibia?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Namibia was 1.42 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 618,340 people in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Namibia ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to 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 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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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.