Number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda

Rwanda: Number without clean cooking fuel was 12.66 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12.66 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
37th
of 189 countries
All-time high
12.66 million
in 2023
All-time low
8.21 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201120232000: 8.2M2001: 8.3M2002: 8.4M2003: 8.6M2004: 8.8M2005: 9.0M2006: 9.3M2007: 9.5M2008: 9.8M2009: 10.0M2010: 10.3M2011: 10.5M2012: 10.8M2013: 11.0M2014: 11.3M2015: 11.5M2016: 11.8M2017: 12.0M2018: 12.2M2019: 12.4M2020: 12.5M2021: 12.6M2022: 12.7M2023: 12.7M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 12.66 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda peaked at 12.66 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.21 million, in 2000.

Rwanda ranks 37th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8.21 million —
2001 8.28 million +0.9%
2002 8.39 million +1.4%
2003 8.58 million +2.2%
2004 8.81 million +2.7%
2005 9.04 million +2.6%
2006 9.28 million +2.7%
2007 9.53 million +2.7%
2008 9.78 million +2.7%
2009 10.04 million +2.6%
2010 10.29 million +2.5%
2011 10.53 million +2.4%
2012 10.78 million +2.3%
2013 11.03 million +2.3%
2014 11.27 million +2.2%
2015 11.52 million +2.2%
2016 11.76 million +2.1%
2017 11.99 million +2.0%
2018 12.19 million +1.6%
2019 12.35 million +1.4%
2020 12.50 million +1.2%
2021 12.59 million +0.7%
2022 12.65 million +0.5%
2023 12.66 million +0.0%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 12.66 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 12.66 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.99 million 8.21 million 10.04 million 10
2010s 11.37 million 10.29 million 12.35 million 10
2020s 12.60 million 12.50 million 12.66 million 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 34 Sri Lanka 14.24 million compare
  2. 35 Burundi 13.68 million compare
  3. 36 Benin 13.26 million compare
  4. 38 Senegal 11.79 million compare
  5. 39 South Sudan 11.48 million compare
  6. 40 Zimbabwe 11.32 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Rwanda was 12.66 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 12.66 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 8.21 million in 2000.
How does Rwanda rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Rwanda ranks 37th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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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