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

Venezuela: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1.84 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.84 million people
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
70th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.84 million people
in 2023
All-time low
588,641 people
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

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

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2000201120232000: 588.6k people2001: 649.5k people2002: 686.8k people2003: 712.0k people2004: 737.5k people2005: 776.8k people2006: 789.5k people2007: 857.1k people2008: 841.6k people2009: 881.6k people2010: 922.0k people2011: 963.1k people2012: 1.0M people2013: 1.0M people2014: 1.1M people2015: 1.2M people2016: 1.3M people2017: 1.4M people2018: 1.4M people2019: 1.5M people2020: 1.6M people2021: 1.6M people2022: 1.7M people2023: 1.8M people

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

Analysis

Venezuela recorded 1.84 million people for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 75.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela peaked at 1.84 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 588,641 people, in 2000.

That places Venezuela 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela, 2000 to 2023.
Year people Change
2000 588,641 people
2001 649,478 people +10.3%
2002 686,762 people +5.7%
2003 712,049 people +3.7%
2004 737,544 people +3.6%
2005 776,789 people +5.3%
2006 789,516 people +1.6%
2007 857,130 people +8.6%
2008 841,611 people -1.8%
2009 881,587 people +4.7%
2010 922,018 people +4.6%
2011 963,113 people +4.5%
2012 1.03 million people +7.4%
2013 1.05 million people +1.2%
2014 1.12 million people +6.9%
2015 1.19 million people +6.5%
2016 1.29 million people +8.4%
2017 1.38 million people +6.4%
2018 1.37 million people -0.3%
2019 1.48 million people +7.6%
2020 1.55 million people +5.0%
2021 1.58 million people +2.0%
2022 1.72 million people +8.8%
2023 1.84 million people +6.9%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 1.84 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.81 million people, 27% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 1.84 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 173,588 people, 10.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 752,111 people 588,641 people 881,587 people 10
2010s 1.18 million people 922,018 people 1.48 million people 10
2020s 1.67 million people 1.55 million people 1.84 million people 4

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 67 Paraguay 1.96 million people compare
  2. 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.93 million people compare
  3. 69 Ukraine 1.92 million people compare
  4. 71 Namibia 1.54 million people compare
  5. 72 Mongolia 1.54 million people compare
  6. 73 Kyrgyzstan 1.45 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela?
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela was 1.84 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 588,641 people in 2000.
How does Venezuela rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
Venezuela ranks 70th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Venezuela 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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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.