Number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia

Somalia: Number without clean cooking fuel was 17.37 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
17.37 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
30th
of 189 countries
All-time high
17.37 million
in 2023
All-time low
8.80 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201120232000: 8.8M2001: 9.2M2002: 9.5M2003: 9.9M2004: 10.2M2005: 10.6M2006: 10.9M2007: 11.2M2008: 11.6M2009: 11.9M2010: 12.1M2011: 12.2M2012: 12.3M2013: 12.7M2014: 13.1M2015: 13.5M2016: 14.0M2017: 14.5M2018: 15.0M2019: 15.5M2020: 16.0M2021: 16.5M2022: 16.9M2023: 17.4M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia is 17.37 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia peaked at 17.37 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.80 million, in 2000.

That places Somalia 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8.80 million —
2001 9.16 million +4.1%
2002 9.51 million +3.8%
2003 9.86 million +3.7%
2004 10.23 million +3.8%
2005 10.58 million +3.4%
2006 10.91 million +3.1%
2007 11.24 million +3.1%
2008 11.57 million +2.9%
2009 11.85 million +2.5%
2010 12.13 million +2.3%
2011 12.19 million +0.6%
2012 12.29 million +0.8%
2013 12.66 million +3.1%
2014 13.10 million +3.4%
2015 13.52 million +3.2%
2016 14.02 million +3.7%
2017 14.53 million +3.6%
2018 14.99 million +3.2%
2019 15.47 million +3.2%
2020 16.04 million +3.7%
2021 16.53 million +3.1%
2022 16.95 million +2.5%
2023 17.37 million +2.5%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 17.37 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 100% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 17.37 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10.37 million 8.80 million 11.85 million 10
2010s 13.49 million 12.13 million 15.47 million 10
2020s 16.72 million 16.04 million 17.37 million 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 27 Angola 18.30 million compare
  2. 28 Chad 17.45 million compare
  3. 29 Cote d'Ivoire 17.42 million compare
  4. 31 Nepal 17.02 million compare
  5. 32 Sudan 14.74 million compare
  6. 33 Guinea 14.26 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Somalia was 17.37 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 17.37 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.80 million in 2000.
How does Somalia rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Somalia ranks 30th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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