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

Turkey: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 81.32 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
81.32 million people
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 189 countries
All-time high
81.32 million people
in 2023
All-time low
58.69 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M2000201120232000: 58.7M people2001: 59.9M people2002: 61.1M people2003: 62.2M people2004: 63.2M people2005: 64.3M people2006: 65.1M people2007: 65.6M people2008: 66.6M people2009: 67.6M people2010: 68.9M people2011: 70.1M people2012: 71.0M people2013: 72.1M people2014: 73.2M people2015: 74.3M people2016: 75.3M people2017: 76.4M people2018: 77.5M people2019: 78.5M people2020: 79.5M people2021: 80.2M people2022: 81.0M people2023: 81.3M 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 Turkey stood at 81.32 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Turkey peaked at 81.32 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.69 million people, in 2000.

That places Turkey 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 63.45 million people 58.69 million people 67.64 million people 10
2010s 73.74 million people 68.90 million people 78.53 million people 10
2020s 80.49 million people 79.47 million people 81.32 million people 4

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 11 Vietnam 99.05 million people compare
  2. 12 Iran 86.71 million people compare
  3. 13 Germany 83.29 million people compare
  4. 15 United Kingdom 68.53 million people compare
  5. 16 France 68.37 million people compare
  6. 17 Philippines 68.36 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 Turkey?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Turkey was 81.32 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 Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 81.32 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 58.69 million people in 2000.
How does Turkey rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Turkey ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.