Number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania

Tanzania: Number without clean cooking fuel was 60.09 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.09 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
8th
of 189 countries
All-time high
60.09 million
in 2023
All-time low
34.05 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania, 2000–2023

020.0M40.0M60.0M2000201120232000: 34.1M2001: 35.0M2002: 35.9M2003: 36.8M2004: 37.8M2005: 38.9M2006: 39.9M2007: 41.0M2008: 42.1M2009: 43.1M2010: 44.1M2011: 45.2M2012: 46.4M2013: 47.7M2014: 48.9M2015: 50.3M2016: 51.7M2017: 53.1M2018: 54.3M2019: 55.6M2020: 56.8M2021: 57.9M2022: 59.1M2023: 60.1M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 60.09 million for number without clean cooking fuel in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania peaked at 60.09 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.05 million, in 2000.

That places Tanzania 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 34.05 million —
2001 34.99 million +2.7%
2002 35.87 million +2.5%
2003 36.83 million +2.7%
2004 37.80 million +2.6%
2005 38.87 million +2.8%
2006 39.93 million +2.7%
2007 41.02 million +2.7%
2008 42.10 million +2.6%
2009 43.11 million +2.4%
2010 44.13 million +2.4%
2011 45.25 million +2.5%
2012 46.43 million +2.6%
2013 47.65 million +2.6%
2014 48.94 million +2.7%
2015 50.25 million +2.7%
2016 51.67 million +2.8%
2017 53.09 million +2.8%
2018 54.34 million +2.3%
2019 55.62 million +2.4%
2020 56.77 million +2.1%
2021 57.93 million +2.1%
2022 59.08 million +2.0%
2023 60.09 million +1.7%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 60.09 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million, 8.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 60.09 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 38.46 million 34.05 million 43.11 million 10
2010s 49.74 million 44.13 million 55.62 million 10
2020s 58.47 million 56.77 million 60.09 million 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 5 Ethiopia 119.56 million compare
  2. 6 Pakistan 111.62 million compare
  3. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 100.50 million compare
  4. 9 Uganda 47.78 million compare
  5. 10 Philippines 46.53 million compare
  6. 11 Kenya 37.85 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Tanzania was 60.09 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 60.09 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 34.05 million in 2000.
How does Tanzania rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Tanzania ranks 8th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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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