People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region was 129.98 million people in 2016. ▲ Rising
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Bangladesh, 2000–2016
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 Bangladesh stood at 129.98 million people.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Bangladesh peaked at 130.19 million people in 2015 and was at its lowest, 118.42 million people, in 2000.
That places Bangladesh 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124.21 million people | 118.42 million people | 128.12 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.52 million people | 128.54 million people | 130.19 million people | 7 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5165 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2576 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3245 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.07 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 285 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3565 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Bangladesh?
- People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Bangladesh was 129.98 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 130.19 million people in 2015.
- What is the lowest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.42 million people in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region?
- Bangladesh ranks 4th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
- Is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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