Number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda
Uganda: Number without clean cooking fuel was 47.78 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
47.78 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
9th
of 189 countries
All-time high
47.78 million
in 2023
All-time low
23.81 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda is 47.78 million, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda peaked at 47.78 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.81 million, in 2000.
Uganda ranks 9th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.81 million | — |
| 2001 | 24.55 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 25.33 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 26.14 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 26.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 27.74 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.56 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 29.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 30.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 31.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 32.10 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 33.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 34.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 35.02 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 36.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 37.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 38.37 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 39.74 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 41.07 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 42.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 43.83 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 45.22 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 46.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 47.78 million | +2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 47.78 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 47.78 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.22 million, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.40 million | 23.81 million | 31.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.90 million | 32.10 million | 42.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.85 million | 43.83 million | 47.78 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 6 Pakistan 111.62 million compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 100.50 million compare
- 8 Tanzania 60.09 million compare
- 10 Philippines 46.53 million compare
- 11 Kenya 37.85 million compare
- 12 Mozambique 31.15 million compare
More reference data data for Uganda
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4214 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 42.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.29 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda?
- Number without clean cooking fuel in Uganda was 47.78 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.78 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.81 million in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
- Uganda ranks 9th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number without clean cooking fuel rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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