Number with without clean cooking fuels in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Number with without clean cooking fuels was 5.02 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.02 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
93rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
5.02 million
in 2023
All-time low
4.00 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M2000201120232000: 4.0M2001: 4.0M2002: 4.0M2003: 4.1M2004: 4.0M2005: 4.0M2006: 4.0M2007: 4.0M2008: 4.0M2009: 4.0M2010: 4.1M2011: 4.1M2012: 4.1M2013: 4.2M2014: 4.2M2015: 4.3M2016: 4.4M2017: 4.4M2018: 4.5M2019: 4.6M2020: 4.7M2021: 4.8M2022: 4.9M2023: 5.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number with without clean cooking fuels in Zimbabwe stood at 5.02 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number with without clean cooking fuels in Zimbabwe peaked at 5.02 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.00 million, in 2000.

Zimbabwe ranks 93rd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Zimbabwe, year by year

Annual values for Number with without clean cooking fuels in Zimbabwe, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 4.00 million —
2001 4.03 million +1.0%
2002 4.05 million +0.4%
2003 4.06 million +0.3%
2004 4.01 million -1.3%
2005 4.01 million +0.0%
2006 4.01 million -0.0%
2007 4.01 million +0.0%
2008 4.03 million +0.6%
2009 4.05 million +0.4%
2010 4.06 million +0.3%
2011 4.12 million +1.5%
2012 4.15 million +0.6%
2013 4.22 million +1.8%
2014 4.23 million +0.4%
2015 4.31 million +1.7%
2016 4.37 million +1.4%
2017 4.43 million +1.5%
2018 4.53 million +2.2%
2019 4.60 million +1.6%
2020 4.70 million +2.3%
2021 4.79 million +1.7%
2022 4.90 million +2.4%
2023 5.02 million +2.4%

Zimbabwe compared with similar countries

  • Zimbabwe's 5.02 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.35 million, 94% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Zimbabwe's 5.02 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.02 million 4.00 million 4.06 million 10
2010s 4.30 million 4.06 million 4.60 million 10
2020s 4.85 million 4.70 million 5.02 million 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.29 million compare
  2. 91 New Zealand 5.20 million compare
  3. 92 Oman 5.05 million compare
  4. 94 Costa Rica 4.93 million compare
  5. 95 Paraguay 4.88 million compare
  6. 96 Kuwait 4.85 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 Zimbabwe?
Number with without clean cooking fuels in Zimbabwe was 5.02 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 5.02 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number with without clean cooking fuels recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 4.00 million in 2000.
How does Zimbabwe rank for number with without clean cooking fuels?
Zimbabwe ranks 93rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number with without clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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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