Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine

Ukraine: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1.92 million people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.92 million people
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
69th
of 189 countries
All-time high
4.36 million people
in 2000
All-time low
1.92 million people
in 2023
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine, 2000–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2000201120232000: 4.4M people2001: 4.1M people2002: 3.8M people2003: 3.6M people2004: 3.4M people2005: 3.2M people2006: 3.0M people2007: 2.9M people2008: 2.8M people2009: 2.7M people2010: 2.6M people2011: 2.5M people2012: 2.4M people2013: 2.3M people2014: 2.3M people2015: 2.2M people2016: 2.2M people2017: 2.2M people2018: 2.2M people2019: 2.2M people2020: 2.1M people2021: 2.2M people2022: 2.0M people2023: 1.9M people

Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Ukraine recorded 1.92 million people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine peaked at 4.36 million people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million people, in 2023.

That places Ukraine 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3.37 million people 2.66 million people 4.36 million people 10
2010s 2.31 million people 2.20 million people 2.56 million people 10
2020s 2.05 million people 1.92 million people 2.17 million people 4

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 66 Guinea-Bissau 2.14 million people compare
  2. 67 Paraguay 1.96 million people compare
  3. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.93 million people compare
  4. 70 Venezuela 1.84 million people compare
  5. 71 Namibia 1.54 million people compare
  6. 72 Mongolia 1.54 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine?
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ukraine was 1.92 million 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 Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 4.36 million people in 2000.
What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million people in 2023.
How does Ukraine rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
Ukraine ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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

Indicator
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking
Unit
people
Source
World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by 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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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.