People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region was 23.90 million people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan, 2005–2016
Source: World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2016, people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan stood at 23.90 million people.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan peaked at 24.06 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.19 million people, in 2005.
Afghanistan ranks 17th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.68 million people | 22.19 million people | 23.05 million people | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.72 million people | 23.15 million people | 24.06 million people | 7 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 14 Vietnam 30.98 million people compare
- 15 Mozambique 26.80 million people compare
- 16 Madagascar 24.67 million people compare
- 18 Sudan 23.39 million people compare
- 19 North Korea 22.57 million people compare
- 20 Ghana 22.30 million people compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.68 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Consumer price index 168.54 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan?
- People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Afghanistan was 23.90 million people in 2016, according to World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 24.06 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.19 million people in 2005.
- How does Afghanistan rank for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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