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
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Venezuela, 2000–2023
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Venezuela
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2667 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 38.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 53.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.45 (2050)
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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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.