Number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea

Eritrea: Number without clean cooking fuel was 3.05 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.05 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
60th
of 189 countries
All-time high
3.05 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.17 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M2000201120232000: 2.2M2001: 2.2M2002: 2.3M2003: 2.4M2004: 2.5M2005: 2.5M2006: 2.5M2007: 2.6M2008: 2.6M2009: 2.7M2010: 2.7M2011: 2.7M2012: 2.8M2013: 2.8M2014: 2.8M2015: 2.8M2016: 2.8M2017: 2.8M2018: 2.8M2019: 2.9M2020: 2.9M2021: 2.9M2022: 3.0M2023: 3.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Eritrea recorded 3.05 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea peaked at 3.05 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million, in 2000.

Eritrea ranks 60th 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.

Number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 2.17 million —
2001 2.22 million +2.5%
2002 2.29 million +3.0%
2003 2.37 million +3.8%
2004 2.46 million +3.6%
2005 2.51 million +2.0%
2006 2.53 million +0.9%
2007 2.56 million +0.9%
2008 2.61 million +2.1%
2009 2.67 million +2.1%
2010 2.70 million +1.4%
2011 2.74 million +1.5%
2012 2.76 million +0.5%
2013 2.79 million +1.0%
2014 2.79 million +0.1%
2015 2.79 million +0.0%
2016 2.79 million +0.2%
2017 2.80 million +0.4%
2018 2.84 million +1.1%
2019 2.87 million +1.3%
2020 2.91 million +1.2%
2021 2.95 million +1.4%
2022 3.00 million +1.9%
2023 3.05 million +1.7%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 3.05 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 18% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 3.05 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.44 million 2.17 million 2.67 million 10
2010s 2.79 million 2.70 million 2.87 million 10
2020s 2.98 million 2.91 million 3.05 million 4

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 57 Turkey 4.01 million compare
  2. 58 Iran 3.90 million compare
  3. 59 Congo 3.70 million compare
  4. 61 Peru 2.78 million compare
  5. 62 Nicaragua 2.76 million compare
  6. 63 Gambia 2.65 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Eritrea was 3.05 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 3.05 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million in 2000.
How does Eritrea rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Eritrea ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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Indicator
Number without clean cooking fuel
Source
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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