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

Uzbekistan: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 27.84 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27.84 million people
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
38th
of 189 countries
All-time high
27.84 million people
in 2023
All-time low
20.57 million people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201120232000: 20.6M people2001: 21.0M people2002: 21.3M people2003: 21.6M people2004: 22.0M people2005: 22.4M people2006: 22.7M people2007: 23.1M people2008: 23.5M people2009: 23.9M people2010: 24.2M people2011: 24.6M people2012: 24.9M people2013: 25.2M people2014: 25.5M people2015: 25.9M people2016: 26.1M people2017: 26.5M people2018: 26.6M people2019: 27.0M people2020: 27.1M people2021: 27.3M people2022: 27.6M people2023: 27.8M 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 Uzbekistan stood at 27.84 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Uzbekistan peaked at 27.84 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.57 million people, in 2000.

Uzbekistan ranks 38th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.21 million people 20.57 million people 23.86 million people 10
2010s 25.66 million people 24.24 million people 27.01 million people 10
2020s 27.47 million people 27.10 million people 27.84 million people 4

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  3. 37 Myanmar 28.96 million people compare
  4. 39 Australia 26.66 million people compare
  5. 40 Venezuela 26.46 million people compare
  6. 41 Syria 20.95 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Uzbekistan?
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Uzbekistan was 27.84 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 Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 27.84 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 20.57 million people in 2000.
How does Uzbekistan rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
Uzbekistan ranks 38th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uzbekistan 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.