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

Thailand: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 62.24 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.24 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 189 countries
All-time high
62.24 million people
in 2023
All-time low
37.74 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M2000201120232000: 37.7M people2001: 39.0M people2002: 40.4M people2003: 41.8M people2004: 42.9M people2005: 44.2M people2006: 45.4M people2007: 46.7M people2008: 47.9M people2009: 48.9M people2010: 50.1M people2011: 51.3M people2012: 52.4M people2013: 53.6M people2014: 54.6M people2015: 55.7M people2016: 56.7M people2017: 57.7M people2018: 58.5M people2019: 59.5M people2020: 60.5M people2021: 61.1M people2022: 61.7M people2023: 62.2M people

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Thailand is 62.24 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Thailand peaked at 62.24 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.74 million people, in 2000.

Thailand ranks 18th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.50 million people 37.74 million people 48.91 million people 10
2010s 55.00 million people 50.13 million people 59.51 million people 10
2020s 61.38 million people 60.47 million people 62.24 million people 4

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 15 United Kingdom 68.53 million people compare
  2. 16 France 68.37 million people compare
  3. 17 Philippines 68.36 million people compare
  4. 19 Nigeria 59.71 million people compare
  5. 20 Italy 58.98 million people compare
  6. 21 South Africa 56.76 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 Thailand?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Thailand was 62.24 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 62.24 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 37.74 million people in 2000.
How does Thailand rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Thailand ranks 18th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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About this data

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.