Number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 33.70 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33.70 million
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
34th
of 189 countries
All-time high
33.70 million
in 2023
All-time low
16.18 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201120232000: 16.2M2001: 17.0M2002: 17.9M2003: 18.8M2004: 19.7M2005: 20.6M2006: 21.5M2007: 22.4M2008: 23.3M2009: 24.2M2010: 24.0M2011: 25.1M2012: 26.2M2013: 27.6M2014: 28.3M2015: 29.8M2016: 31.0M2017: 31.0M2018: 30.2M2019: 30.1M2020: 31.6M2021: 30.8M2022: 32.2M2023: 33.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia stood at 33.70 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia peaked at 33.70 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.18 million, in 2000.

That places Saudi Arabia 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 16.18 million —
2001 17.04 million +5.3%
2002 17.91 million +5.1%
2003 18.79 million +4.9%
2004 19.67 million +4.7%
2005 20.56 million +4.5%
2006 21.46 million +4.4%
2007 22.37 million +4.2%
2008 23.29 million +4.1%
2009 24.22 million +4.0%
2010 23.98 million -1.0%
2011 25.09 million +4.6%
2012 26.17 million +4.3%
2013 27.62 million +5.6%
2014 28.31 million +2.5%
2015 29.82 million +5.3%
2016 30.95 million +3.8%
2017 30.98 million +0.1%
2018 30.20 million -2.5%
2019 30.06 million -0.4%
2020 31.55 million +5.0%
2021 30.78 million -2.4%
2022 32.18 million +4.5%
2023 33.70 million +4.7%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 33.70 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million, 6.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 33.70 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.09 million, 2.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.15 million 16.18 million 24.22 million 10
2010s 28.32 million 23.98 million 30.98 million 10
2020s 32.05 million 30.78 million 33.70 million 4

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 31 Poland 36.69 million compare
  2. 32 Ukraine 35.81 million compare
  3. 33 Sudan 35.31 million compare
  4. 35 Peru 31.07 million compare
  5. 36 Malaysia 29.44 million compare
  6. 37 Myanmar 28.96 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 Saudi Arabia?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Saudi Arabia was 33.70 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 33.70 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.18 million in 2000.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Saudi Arabia ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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