Number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Number without clean cooking fuel was 14.24 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
14.24 million
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
34th
of 189 countries
All-time high
16.40 million
in 2008
All-time low
14.24 million
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka stood at 14.24 million. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.40 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.24 million, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.13 million | — |
| 2001 | 16.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 16.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 16.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.27 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 16.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 16.35 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 16.38 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.24 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 16.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.60 million | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 15.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.17 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.04 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.88 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 14.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 14.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 14.24 million | -2.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 14.24 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 341,802, 41.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 14.24 million is below the median for South Asia, which is 15.63 million, 91% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.29 million | 16.13 million | 16.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.62 million | 15.04 million | 16.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.63 million | 14.24 million | 14.88 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Sri Lanka was 14.24 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16.40 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.24 million in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Sri Lanka ranks 34th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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