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

Seychelles: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 119,773 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
119,773 people
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
161st
of 189 countries
All-time high
119,878 people
in 2022
All-time low
81,131 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k2000201120232000: 81.1k people2001: 81.2k people2002: 83.7k people2003: 82.8k people2004: 82.5k people2005: 82.9k people2006: 84.6k people2007: 85.0k people2008: 87.0k people2009: 87.3k people2010: 89.8k people2011: 87.4k people2012: 88.3k people2013: 89.9k people2014: 91.4k people2015: 93.4k people2016: 94.7k people2017: 95.8k people2018: 96.8k people2019: 97.6k people2020: 98.5k people2021: 99.3k people2022: 119.9k people2023: 119.8k people

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 119,773 people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 33.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Seychelles peaked at 119,878 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 81,131 people, in 2000.

Seychelles ranks 161st of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Seychelles, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 81,131 people
2001 81,202 people +0.1%
2002 83,723 people +3.1%
2003 82,781 people -1.1%
2004 82,475 people -0.4%
2005 82,858 people +0.5%
2006 84,600 people +2.1%
2007 85,033 people +0.5%
2008 86,956 people +2.3%
2009 87,298 people +0.4%
2010 89,770 people +2.8%
2011 87,441 people -2.6%
2012 88,303 people +1.0%
2013 89,949 people +1.9%
2014 91,359 people +1.6%
2015 93,419 people +2.3%
2016 94,677 people +1.3%
2017 95,843 people +1.2%
2018 96,762 people +1.0%
2019 97,625 people +0.9%
2020 98,462 people +0.9%
2021 99,258 people +0.8%
2022 119,878 people +20.8%
2023 119,773 people -0.1%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 119,773 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million people, 2% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 119,773 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million people, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83,806 people 81,131 people 87,298 people 10
2010s 92,515 people 87,441 people 97,625 people 10
2020s 109,343 people 98,462 people 119,878 people 4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 158 East Timor 264,399 people compare
  2. 159 Saint Lucia 165,121 people compare
  3. 160 Guinea 144,055 people compare
  4. 162 Djibouti 115,294 people compare
  5. 163 Grenada 98,582 people compare
  6. 164 Tonga 94,242 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 Seychelles?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Seychelles was 119,773 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 119,878 people in 2022.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 81,131 people in 2000.
How does Seychelles rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Seychelles ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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.