Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 76,145 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
76,145
Change on year
up 15.0%
World rank
170th
of 189 countries
All-time high
76,145
in 2023
All-time low
0
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2000201120232000: 02001: 4.7k2002: 5.0k2003: 5.2k2004: 10.7k2005: 11.0k2006: 16.9k2007: 17.2k2008: 17.7k2009: 24.2k2010: 24.9k2011: 31.9k2012: 32.8k2013: 33.6k2014: 34.4k2015: 42.2k2016: 43.2k2017: 51.7k2018: 52.9k2019: 54.1k2020: 63.3k2021: 64.8k2022: 66.2k2023: 76.1k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone is 76,145, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.0% on the previous year and up 126.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone peaked at 76,145 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.

That places Sierra Leone 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 0 —
2001 4,693 —
2002 4,971 +5.9%
2003 5,178 +4.1%
2004 10,711 +106.9%
2005 11,003 +2.7%
2006 16,873 +53.3%
2007 17,248 +2.2%
2008 17,684 +2.5%
2009 24,223 +37.0%
2010 24,891 +2.8%
2011 31,936 +28.3%
2012 32,755 +2.6%
2013 33,570 +2.5%
2014 34,382 +2.4%
2015 42,226 +22.8%
2016 43,232 +2.4%
2017 51,655 +19.5%
2018 52,882 +2.4%
2019 54,124 +2.3%
2020 63,300 +17.0%
2021 64,757 +2.3%
2022 66,214 +2.3%
2023 76,145 +15.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 76,145 is below the median for low income countries, which is 991,365, 8% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 76,145 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +106.9% 5,178 10,711
2006 +53.3% 11,003 16,873
2009 +37.0% 17,684 24,223
2011 +28.3% 24,891 31,936

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,258 0 24,223 10
2010s 40,165 24,891 54,124 10
2020s 67,604 63,300 76,145 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 167 Comoros 88,440 compare
  2. 168 Samoa 86,015 compare
  3. 169 Andorra 80,856 compare
  4. 171 Solomon Islands 69,600 compare
  5. 172 Vanuatu 66,004 compare
  6. 173 Dominica 57,332 compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sierra Leone was 76,145 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 76,145 in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
How does Sierra Leone rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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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