Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola
Angola: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 18.30 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola, 2000–2023
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 without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola is 18.30 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola peaked at 18.30 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.67 million people, in 2000.
Angola ranks 27th 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.
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.67 million people | — |
| 2001 | 9.88 million people | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.15 million people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.46 million people | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 10.77 million people | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 11.03 million people | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 11.37 million people | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 11.77 million people | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.11 million people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 12.53 million people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 12.88 million people | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 13.34 million people | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.70 million people | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 14.10 million people | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 14.45 million people | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.92 million people | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 15.18 million people | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 15.66 million people | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 16.02 million people | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 16.45 million people | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 16.93 million people | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 17.34 million people | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 17.82 million people | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 18.30 million people | +2.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 18.30 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Angola's 18.30 million people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million people, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.97 million people | 9.67 million people | 12.53 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.67 million people | 12.88 million people | 16.45 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.60 million people | 16.93 million people | 18.30 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Angola was 18.30 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 18.30 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 million people in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Angola ranks 27th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.