Number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique

Mozambique: Number without clean cooking fuel was 31.15 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.15 million
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
12th
of 189 countries
All-time high
31.15 million
in 2023
All-time low
17.79 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique, 2000–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M2000201120232000: 17.8M2001: 18.2M2002: 18.6M2003: 19.0M2004: 19.4M2005: 19.8M2006: 20.3M2007: 20.7M2008: 21.2M2009: 21.7M2010: 22.3M2011: 22.9M2012: 23.5M2013: 24.1M2014: 24.7M2015: 25.4M2016: 26.1M2017: 26.8M2018: 27.5M2019: 28.2M2020: 28.9M2021: 29.6M2022: 30.4M2023: 31.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique stood at 31.15 million. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique peaked at 31.15 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.79 million, in 2000.

Mozambique ranks 12th 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 Mozambique, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 17.79 million —
2001 18.17 million +2.1%
2002 18.56 million +2.2%
2003 18.97 million +2.2%
2004 19.38 million +2.2%
2005 19.82 million +2.2%
2006 20.27 million +2.3%
2007 20.73 million +2.3%
2008 21.23 million +2.4%
2009 21.74 million +2.4%
2010 22.29 million +2.5%
2011 22.87 million +2.6%
2012 23.46 million +2.6%
2013 24.12 million +2.8%
2014 24.73 million +2.5%
2015 25.41 million +2.7%
2016 26.11 million +2.8%
2017 26.79 million +2.6%
2018 27.51 million +2.7%
2019 28.21 million +2.5%
2020 28.91 million +2.5%
2021 29.65 million +2.6%
2022 30.40 million +2.6%
2023 31.15 million +2.4%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 31.15 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 1.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 31.15 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.67 million 17.79 million 21.74 million 10
2010s 25.15 million 22.29 million 28.21 million 10
2020s 30.03 million 28.91 million 31.15 million 4

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 9 Uganda 47.78 million compare
  2. 10 Philippines 46.53 million compare
  3. 11 Kenya 37.85 million compare
  4. 13 Madagascar 30.70 million compare
  5. 14 Indonesia 26.43 million compare
  6. 15 Afghanistan 25.45 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Mozambique was 31.15 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 31.15 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 17.79 million in 2000.
How does Mozambique rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Mozambique ranks 12th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mozambique 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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