Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 7.80 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7.80 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
76th
of 189 countries
All-time high
7.80 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.16 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M2000201120232000: 3.2M2001: 3.4M2002: 3.5M2003: 3.7M2004: 3.8M2005: 3.9M2006: 4.1M2007: 4.1M2008: 4.2M2009: 4.4M2010: 4.6M2011: 4.8M2012: 5.0M2013: 5.0M2014: 5.3M2015: 5.5M2016: 5.8M2017: 6.1M2018: 6.5M2019: 6.8M2020: 7.0M2021: 7.4M2022: 7.6M2023: 7.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 7.80 million for number with without clean cooking fuels in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 56.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.80 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.16 million, in 2000.

That places Sri Lanka 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 3.16 million —
2001 3.39 million +7.2%
2002 3.53 million +4.0%
2003 3.69 million +4.7%
2004 3.80 million +2.9%
2005 3.94 million +3.8%
2006 4.05 million +2.7%
2007 4.14 million +2.2%
2008 4.23 million +2.2%
2009 4.38 million +3.6%
2010 4.59 million +4.9%
2011 4.77 million +3.8%
2012 4.95 million +3.9%
2013 4.98 million +0.6%
2014 5.28 million +5.9%
2015 5.52 million +4.5%
2016 5.81 million +5.4%
2017 6.14 million +5.6%
2018 6.50 million +6.0%
2019 6.76 million +4.0%
2020 7.04 million +4.1%
2021 7.36 million +4.5%
2022 7.59 million +3.1%
2023 7.80 million +2.8%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 7.80 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million, 1.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 7.80 million is below the median for South Asia, which is 10.24 million, 76% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.83 million 3.16 million 4.38 million 10
2010s 5.53 million 4.59 million 6.76 million 10
2020s 7.44 million 7.04 million 7.80 million 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 73 Switzerland 8.89 million compare
  2. 74 Cameroon 8.71 million compare
  3. 75 Guatemala 8.43 million compare
  4. 77 Turkmenistan 7.35 million compare
  5. 78 Tanzania 6.53 million compare
  6. 79 Senegal 6.29 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 Sri Lanka?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Sri Lanka was 7.80 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 7.80 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 3.16 million in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Sri Lanka ranks 76th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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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