Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros

Comoros: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 761,947 people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
761,947 people
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
85th
of 189 countries
All-time high
761,947 people
in 2023
All-time low
533,400 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros, 2000–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2000201120232000: 533.4k people2001: 543.4k people2002: 554.5k people2003: 564.1k people2004: 573.7k people2005: 584.4k people2006: 594.5k people2007: 604.6k people2008: 614.8k people2009: 624.6k people2010: 633.9k people2011: 644.0k people2012: 653.7k people2013: 664.9k people2014: 675.2k people2015: 686.7k people2016: 697.2k people2017: 706.7k people2018: 716.8k people2019: 726.0k people2020: 735.6k people2021: 744.5k people2022: 753.3k people2023: 761.9k people

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Comoros recorded 761,947 people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros peaked at 761,947 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 533,400 people, in 2000.

That places Comoros 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 579,196 people 533,400 people 624,614 people 10
2010s 680,515 people 633,881 people 726,012 people 10
2020s 748,835 people 735,583 people 761,947 people 4

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 82 Djibouti 1.04 million people compare
  2. 83 Ecuador 952,945 people compare
  3. 84 Botswana 833,362 people compare
  4. 86 Dominican Republic 736,532 people compare
  5. 87 Solomon Islands 730,405 people compare
  6. 88 Morocco 716,538 people compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros?
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros was 761,947 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 Comoros?
The highest recorded value was 761,947 people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was 533,400 people in 2000.
How does Comoros rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
Comoros ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Comoros 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking
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.