Number without clean cooking fuel in Laos
Laos: Number without clean cooking fuel was 6.81 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number without clean cooking fuel in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Laos recorded 6.81 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Laos peaked at 6.81 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.36 million, in 2000.
That places Laos 50th 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.
Number without clean cooking fuel in Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.36 million | — |
| 2001 | 5.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 5.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 5.83 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 5.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 5.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 6.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 6.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 6.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.35 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.41 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 6.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 6.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 6.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 6.74 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 6.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.81 million | +0.5% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 6.81 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Laos's 6.81 million is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 339,294, 20.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.71 million | 5.36 million | 6.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 million | 6.11 million | 6.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 million | 6.70 million | 6.81 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
More reference data data for Laos
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6615 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.913 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.64 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without clean cooking fuel in Laos?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Laos was 6.81 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.81 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.36 million in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Laos ranks 50th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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