Number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen

Yemen: Number without clean cooking fuel was 20.76 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
20.76 million
Change on year
up 6.1%
World rank
22nd
of 189 countries
All-time high
20.76 million
in 2023
All-time low
8.98 million
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen, 2000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2000201120232000: 9.0M2001: 9.1M2002: 9.2M2003: 9.3M2004: 9.4M2005: 9.6M2006: 9.8M2007: 10.0M2008: 10.3M2009: 10.6M2010: 10.9M2011: 11.3M2012: 11.7M2013: 12.2M2014: 12.8M2015: 13.4M2016: 14.2M2017: 14.9M2018: 15.6M2019: 16.6M2020: 17.6M2021: 18.5M2022: 19.6M2023: 20.8M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen is 20.76 million, 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 without clean cooking fuel in Yemen peaked at 20.76 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.98 million, 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.

Number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 8.98 million —
2001 9.06 million +0.9%
2002 9.23 million +1.9%
2003 9.31 million +0.9%
2004 9.38 million +0.7%
2005 9.57 million +2.1%
2006 9.79 million +2.3%
2007 9.99 million +2.1%
2008 10.30 million +3.0%
2009 10.55 million +2.5%
2010 10.92 million +3.4%
2011 11.28 million +3.3%
2012 11.74 million +4.1%
2013 12.19 million +3.8%
2014 12.76 million +4.6%
2015 13.40 million +5.0%
2016 14.19 million +5.9%
2017 14.89 million +4.9%
2018 15.65 million +5.1%
2019 16.61 million +6.2%
2020 17.60 million +6.0%
2021 18.53 million +5.3%
2022 19.57 million +5.6%
2023 20.76 million +6.1%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 20.76 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.45 million, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 20.76 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91,585, 226.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 9.62 million 8.98 million 10.55 million 10
2010s 13.36 million 10.92 million 16.61 million 10
2020s 19.11 million 17.60 million 20.76 million 4

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 19 Ghana 22.71 million compare
  2. 20 North Korea 22.59 million compare
  3. 21 Malawi 20.79 million compare
  4. 23 Cameroon 19.66 million compare
  5. 24 Mexico 19.33 million compare
  6. 25 Burkina Faso 19.11 million compare

See the full ranking of 189 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen?
Number without clean cooking fuel in Yemen was 20.76 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 20.76 million in 2023.
What is the lowest number without clean cooking fuel recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 8.98 million in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for number without clean cooking fuel?
Yemen ranks 22nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is number without clean cooking fuel 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 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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Indicator
Number without clean cooking fuel
Source
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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