Number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania

Tanzania: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 6.53 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
6.53 million
Change on year
up 16.0%
World rank
78th
of 189 countries
All-time high
6.53 million
in 2023
All-time low
205,561
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania, 2000–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201120232000: 205.6k2001: 211.2k2002: 252.8k2003: 259.6k2004: 304.9k2005: 313.5k2006: 362.7k2007: 414.4k2008: 468.3k2009: 523.6k2010: 626.6k2011: 782.5k2012: 947.5k2013: 1.2M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.8M2016: 2.2M2017: 2.6M2018: 3.1M2019: 3.6M2020: 4.2M2021: 4.9M2022: 5.6M2023: 6.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania is 6.53 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.0% on the previous year and up 457.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania peaked at 6.53 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 205,561, in 2000.

Tanzania ranks 78th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 205,561 —
2001 211,190 +2.7%
2002 252,849 +19.7%
2003 259,627 +2.7%
2004 304,877 +17.4%
2005 313,457 +2.8%
2006 362,654 +15.7%
2007 414,355 +14.3%
2008 468,278 +13.0%
2009 523,608 +11.8%
2010 626,619 +19.7%
2011 782,499 +24.9%
2012 947,485 +21.1%
2013 1.17 million +23.7%
2014 1.41 million +20.3%
2015 1.77 million +25.5%
2016 2.15 million +21.7%
2017 2.56 million +18.9%
2018 3.10 million +21.2%
2019 3.55 million +14.5%
2020 4.21 million +18.5%
2021 4.90 million +16.5%
2022 5.63 million +14.9%
2023 6.53 million +16.0%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 6.53 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 6.53 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 5.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 331,646 205,561 523,608 10
2010s 1.81 million 626,619 3.55 million 10
2020s 5.32 million 4.21 million 6.53 million 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 75 Guatemala 8.43 million compare
  2. 76 Sri Lanka 7.80 million compare
  3. 77 Turkmenistan 7.35 million compare
  4. 79 Senegal 6.29 million compare
  5. 80 El Salvador 5.96 million compare
  6. 81 Denmark 5.95 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 Tanzania?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Tanzania was 6.53 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 6.53 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 205,561 in 2000.
How does Tanzania rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Tanzania ranks 78th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 457.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tanzania 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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