Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1.44 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.44 million people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.44 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 570,359 people, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 727,590 people | 570,359 people | 879,011 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 million people | 916,784 people | 1.28 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.38 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.44 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 71 Namibia 1.54 million people compare
- 72 Mongolia 1.54 million people compare
- 73 Kyrgyzstan 1.45 million people compare
- 75 Vietnam 1.30 million people compare
- 76 Tajikistan 1.26 million people compare
- 77 Kazakhstan 1.18 million people compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Democracy 3 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea was 1.44 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 570,359 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 74th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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
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.