Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking by country
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.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
335.07 million people
India
Lowest
0 people
United States
Median
338,511 people
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,536
What the numbers show
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 335.07 million people in India; the lowest is 0 people in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is 338,511 people, and the mean is 11.00 million people.
Over the past decade 64 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 758.8%), and the largest decrease in Vietnam (down 95.4%).
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 335.07 million people | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 2 | Nigeria | 168.18 million people | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 3 | China | 159.41 million people | 2023 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 122.77 million people | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia | 119.56 million people | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 6 | Pakistan | 111.62 million people | 2023 | down 13.0% | flat |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 100.50 million people | 2023 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 8 | Tanzania | 60.09 million people | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 9 | Uganda | 47.78 million people | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 10 | Philippines | 46.53 million people | 2023 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 11 | Kenya | 37.85 million people | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 31.15 million people | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 30.70 million people | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 14 | Indonesia | 26.43 million people | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 25.45 million people | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 25.17 million people | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 24.83 million people | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mali | 23.46 million people | 2023 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ghana | 22.71 million people | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 20 | North Korea | 22.59 million people | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 21 | Malawi | 20.79 million people | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 20.76 million people | 2023 | up 70.2% | rising |
| 23 | Cameroon | 19.66 million people | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 24 | Mexico | 19.33 million people | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 19.11 million people | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 18.82 million people | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 18.30 million people | 2023 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 28 | Chad | 17.45 million people | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 17.42 million people | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 30 | Somalia | 17.37 million people | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 17.02 million people | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 32 | Sudan | 14.74 million people | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea | 14.26 million people | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 14.24 million people | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 35 | Burundi | 13.68 million people | 2023 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 36 | Benin | 13.26 million people | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 12.66 million people | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 11.79 million people | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 39 | South Sudan | 11.48 million people | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | Zimbabwe | 11.32 million people | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 41 | Haiti | 11.11 million people | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 42 | Guatemala | 9.70 million people | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 43 | Thailand | 9.46 million people | 2023 | down 41.8% | falling |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 9.30 million people | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 8.38 million people | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 7.81 million people | 2023 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 7.39 million people | 2023 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 48 | Cambodia | 7.32 million people | 2023 | down 42.3% | falling |
| 49 | Togo | 7.14 million people | 2023 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 50 | Laos | 6.81 million people | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 51 | South Africa | 6.45 million people | 2023 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 52 | Malaysia | 5.69 million people | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Liberia | 5.45 million people | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 5.29 million people | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 55 | Central African Republic | 5.10 million people | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 4.29 million people | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 57 | Turkey | 4.01 million people | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 58 | Iran | 3.90 million people | 2023 | up 61.5% | falling |
| 59 | Congo | 3.70 million people | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Eritrea | 3.05 million people | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 61 | Peru | 2.78 million people | 2023 | down 67.6% | falling |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 2.76 million people | 2023 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 63 | Gambia | 2.65 million people | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 64 | Syria | 2.64 million people | 2023 | up 351.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Mauritania | 2.54 million people | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.14 million people | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 67 | Paraguay | 1.96 million people | 2023 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.93 million people | 2023 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 69 | Ukraine | 1.92 million people | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 70 | Venezuela | 1.84 million people | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 71 | Namibia | 1.54 million people | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 1.54 million people | 2023 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.45 million people | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.44 million people | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 75 | Vietnam | 1.30 million people | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Tajikistan | 1.26 million people | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 1.18 million people | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 78 | Bolivia | 1.15 million people | 2023 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 79 | East Timor | 1.12 million people | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 1.12 million people | 2023 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 81 | Lesotho | 1.07 million people | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 82 | Djibouti | 1.04 million people | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 952,945 people | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 84 | Botswana | 833,362 people | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 85 | Comoros | 761,947 people | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 736,532 people | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 87 | Solomon Islands | 730,405 people | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 88 | Morocco | 716,538 people | 2023 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 611,562 people | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 90 | Cuba | 562,016 people | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Fiji | 424,183 people | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 92 | El Salvador | 353,339 people | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 341,802 people | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 94 | Albania | 335,220 people | 2023 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Vanuatu | 254,405 people | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 96 | Georgia | 252,653 people | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | 240,682 people | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 98 | Iraq | 225,370 people | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 220,251 people | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 100 | Gabon | 213,692 people | 2023 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 101 | Jamaica | 198,785 people | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 173,588 people | 2023 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 103 | Algeria | 138,494 people | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Samoa | 130,648 people | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 105 | Egypt | 114,534 people | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Azerbaijan | 111,693 people | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Kiribati | 110,795 people | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 108 | Micronesia (country) | 97,650 people | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 84,095 people | 2023 | down 39.0% | falling |
| 110 | Belize | 70,299 people | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 111 | Jordan | 68,635 people | 2023 | up 758.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 66,056 people | 2023 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Argentina | 45,538 people | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Moldova | 41,782 people | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Armenia | 35,572 people | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 27,535 people | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Suriname | 27,042 people | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 118 | Grenada | 18,499 people | 2023 | up 91.8% | rising |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 14,729 people | 2023 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 14,164 people | 2023 | up 90.0% | falling |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 13,667 people | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 122 | Tunisia | 12,200 people | 2023 | down 63.5% | volatile |
| 123 | Mauritius | 11,238 people | 2023 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,639 people | 2023 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 125 | Tonga | 10,355 people | 2023 | down 69.8% | falling |
| 126 | Dominica | 9,178 people | 2023 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 127 | Tuvalu | 2,258 people | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 128 | Maldives | 1,052 people | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Andorra | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | United Arab Emirates | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Australia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Austria | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Belgium | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Bahrain | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Bahamas | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Barbados | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Brunei | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Canada | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Switzerland | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Chile | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Cyprus | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Czechia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Germany | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Denmark | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Spain | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Estonia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Finland | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | France | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | United Kingdom | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Greece | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Guyana | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Croatia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Hungary | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Iceland | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Israel | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Italy | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Japan | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | South Korea | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Kuwait | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Lithuania | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Latvia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Monaco | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Netherlands | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Norway | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Nauru | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | New Zealand | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Oman | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Panama | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Palau | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Poland | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Portugal | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Qatar | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Romania | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Russia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Saudi Arabia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Singapore | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | San Marino | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Slovakia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Slovenia | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Sweden | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Seychelles | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
| 129 | United States | 0 people | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
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.