Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 730,405 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands stood at 730,405 people. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands peaked at 730,405 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 402,589 people, in 2000.
Solomon Islands ranks 87th 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 | 438,876 people | 402,589 people | 475,653 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 576,812 people | 489,265 people | 665,526 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 705,444 people | 680,471 people | 730,405 people | 4 |
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More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5032 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3882 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2159 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4206 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 164.87 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6447 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 6 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Solomon Islands was 730,405 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 730,405 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 402,589 people in 2000.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Solomon Islands ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.