Number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Number without clean cooking fuel was 119.56 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
119.56 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 189 countries
All-time high
119.56 million
in 2023
All-time low
66.87 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia, 2000–2023

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M2000201120232000: 66.9M2001: 68.9M2002: 70.9M2003: 73.1M2004: 75.2M2005: 77.4M2006: 79.7M2007: 81.9M2008: 84.1M2009: 86.3M2010: 88.5M2011: 90.7M2012: 92.9M2013: 95.1M2014: 97.3M2015: 99.4M2016: 101.7M2017: 104.0M2018: 106.4M2019: 108.9M2020: 111.5M2021: 114.2M2022: 116.7M2023: 119.6M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 119.56 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia peaked at 119.56 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.87 million, in 2000.

Ethiopia ranks 5th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 66.87 million —
2001 68.86 million +3.0%
2002 70.92 million +3.0%
2003 73.09 million +3.1%
2004 75.24 million +2.9%
2005 77.43 million +2.9%
2006 79.65 million +2.9%
2007 81.86 million +2.8%
2008 84.09 million +2.7%
2009 86.34 million +2.7%
2010 88.55 million +2.6%
2011 90.73 million +2.5%
2012 92.92 million +2.4%
2013 95.09 million +2.3%
2014 97.27 million +2.3%
2015 99.40 million +2.2%
2016 101.70 million +2.3%
2017 103.96 million +2.2%
2018 106.36 million +2.3%
2019 108.91 million +2.4%
2020 111.55 million +2.4%
2021 114.20 million +2.4%
2022 116.73 million +2.2%
2023 119.56 million +2.4%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 119.56 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 6.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 119.56 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 9.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.44 million 66.87 million 86.34 million 10
2010s 98.49 million 88.55 million 108.91 million 10
2020s 115.51 million 111.55 million 119.56 million 4

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 2 Nigeria 168.18 million compare
  2. 3 China 159.41 million compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 122.77 million compare
  4. 6 Pakistan 111.62 million compare
  5. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 100.50 million compare
  6. 8 Tanzania 60.09 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Ethiopia was 119.56 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 119.56 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 66.87 million in 2000.
How does Ethiopia rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Ethiopia ranks 5th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ethiopia 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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