Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 1.09 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.09 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.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.09 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 299,001 people, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 131st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 395,560 people | 299,001 people | 540,670 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 758,085 people | 580,148 people | 922,465 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 million people | 961,943 people | 1.09 million people | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Papua New Guinea?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Papua New Guinea was 1.09 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 299,001 people in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.