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

Portugal: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 10.58 million people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
10.58 million people
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
60th
of 189 countries
All-time high
10.58 million people
in 2023
All-time low
10.28 million people
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M2000201120232000: 10.3M people2001: 10.4M people2002: 10.4M people2003: 10.5M people2004: 10.5M people2005: 10.5M people2006: 10.5M people2007: 10.5M people2008: 10.6M people2009: 10.6M people2010: 10.6M people2011: 10.6M people2012: 10.5M people2013: 10.5M people2014: 10.4M people2015: 10.4M people2016: 10.3M people2017: 10.3M people2018: 10.3M people2019: 10.3M people2020: 10.3M people2021: 10.4M people2022: 10.4M people2023: 10.6M 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 Portugal is 10.58 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Portugal peaked at 10.58 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.28 million people, in 2018.

Portugal ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Portugal, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 10.29 million people
2001 10.36 million people +0.7%
2002 10.42 million people +0.5%
2003 10.46 million people +0.4%
2004 10.48 million people +0.2%
2005 10.50 million people +0.2%
2006 10.52 million people +0.2%
2007 10.54 million people +0.2%
2008 10.56 million people +0.1%
2009 10.57 million people +0.1%
2010 10.57 million people +0.0%
2011 10.56 million people -0.1%
2012 10.51 million people -0.4%
2013 10.46 million people -0.5%
2014 10.40 million people -0.5%
2015 10.36 million people -0.4%
2016 10.33 million people -0.3%
2017 10.30 million people -0.2%
2018 10.28 million people -0.2%
2019 10.29 million people +0.0%
2020 10.30 million people +0.1%
2021 10.36 million people +0.6%
2022 10.43 million people +0.7%
2023 10.58 million people +1.4%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 10.58 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million people, 2.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 10.58 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.65 million people, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.47 million people 10.29 million people 10.57 million people 10
2010s 10.41 million people 10.28 million people 10.57 million people 10
2020s 10.42 million people 10.30 million people 10.58 million people 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 57 Ghana 11.08 million people compare
  2. 58 Czechia 10.86 million people compare
  3. 59 Dominican Republic 10.59 million people compare
  4. 61 Sweden 10.54 million people compare
  5. 62 United Arab Emirates 10.48 million people compare
  6. 63 Cuba 10.46 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 Portugal?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Portugal was 10.58 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 10.58 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 10.28 million people in 2018.
How does Portugal rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Portugal ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Portugal 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.