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

Spain: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 48.35 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
48.35 million people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 189 countries
All-time high
48.35 million people
in 2023
All-time low
40.57 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M2000201120232000: 40.6M people2001: 40.9M people2002: 41.4M people2003: 42.2M people2004: 42.9M people2005: 43.7M people2006: 44.4M people2007: 45.2M people2008: 46.0M people2009: 46.4M people2010: 46.6M people2011: 46.7M people2012: 46.8M people2013: 46.6M people2014: 46.5M people2015: 46.4M people2016: 46.5M people2017: 46.6M people2018: 46.8M people2019: 47.1M people2020: 47.4M people2021: 47.4M people2022: 47.8M people2023: 48.4M people

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

Analysis

In 2023, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Spain stood at 48.35 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Spain peaked at 48.35 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.57 million people, in 2000.

That places Spain 24th 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 of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Spain, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 40.57 million people
2001 40.85 million people +0.7%
2002 41.43 million people +1.4%
2003 42.19 million people +1.8%
2004 42.92 million people +1.7%
2005 43.65 million people +1.7%
2006 44.40 million people +1.7%
2007 45.23 million people +1.9%
2008 45.95 million people +1.6%
2009 46.36 million people +0.9%
2010 46.58 million people +0.5%
2011 46.74 million people +0.4%
2012 46.77 million people +0.1%
2013 46.60 million people -0.4%
2014 46.46 million people -0.3%
2015 46.42 million people -0.1%
2016 46.46 million people +0.1%
2017 46.57 million people +0.2%
2018 46.78 million people +0.5%
2019 47.12 million people +0.7%
2020 47.36 million people +0.5%
2021 47.44 million people +0.2%
2022 47.79 million people +0.7%
2023 48.35 million people +1.2%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 48.35 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.37 million people, 9.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 48.35 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.65 million people, 7.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.36 million people 40.57 million people 46.36 million people 10
2010s 46.65 million people 46.42 million people 47.12 million people 10
2020s 47.74 million people 47.36 million people 48.35 million people 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 21 South Africa 56.76 million people compare
  2. 22 South Korea 51.71 million people compare
  3. 23 Bangladesh 48.70 million people compare
  4. 25 Colombia 48.03 million people compare
  5. 26 Algeria 46.03 million people compare
  6. 27 Argentina 45.49 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 Spain?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Spain was 48.35 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 48.35 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 40.57 million people in 2000.
How does Spain rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Spain ranks 24th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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.