Number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon
Cameroon: Number without clean cooking fuel was 19.66 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.66 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
23rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
19.66 million
in 2023
All-time low
13.42 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 19.66 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon peaked at 19.66 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.42 million, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.42 million | — |
| 2001 | 13.66 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 13.87 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 14.11 million | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 14.33 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 14.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 14.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 15.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 15.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 15.89 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 16.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 16.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 16.82 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 17.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17.57 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.92 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.25 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 18.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 18.80 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 19.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.51 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.66 million | +0.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 19.66 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 2.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 19.66 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.48 million | 13.42 million | 15.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.36 million | 15.89 million | 18.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.37 million | 19.03 million | 19.66 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Cameroon was 19.66 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 19.66 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.42 million in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number without clean cooking fuel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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