Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen
Yemen: Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking was 20.76 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen is 20.76 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen peaked at 20.76 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.98 million people, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 22nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.62 million people | 8.98 million people | 10.55 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.36 million people | 10.92 million people | 16.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.11 million people | 17.60 million people | 20.76 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More reference data data for Yemen
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.5034 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.942 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1292 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.13 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.2632 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 157.58 2010 = 100 (2014)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen?
- Number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen was 20.76 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 20.76 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.98 million people in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Yemen ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.