Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea
Eritrea: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 3.05 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 3.05 million 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.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea peaked at 3.05 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.17 million people, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.44 million people | 2.17 million people | 2.67 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.79 million people | 2.70 million people | 2.87 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 million people | 2.91 million people | 3.05 million people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Eritrea
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea was 3.05 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.05 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.17 million people in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Eritrea ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking 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 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.