People without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia: People without clean cooking fuels region was 1.31 million in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.31 million
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
79th
of 189 countries
All-time high
1.31 million
in 2016
All-time low
1.03 million
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2016

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2000200820162000: 1.1M2001: 1.0M2002: 1.0M2003: 1.0M2004: 1.0M2005: 1.1M2006: 1.0M2007: 1.0M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.1M2011: 1.1M2012: 1.2M2013: 1.2M2014: 1.2M2015: 1.3M2016: 1.3M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 1.31 million for people without clean cooking fuels region in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.31 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.03 million, in 2003.

Saudi Arabia ranks 79th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

People without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia, year by year

Annual values for People without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 1.06 million —
2001 1.05 million -1.2%
2002 1.04 million -0.5%
2003 1.03 million -1.5%
2004 1.03 million +0.3%
2005 1.06 million +3.2%
2006 1.05 million -1.3%
2007 1.05 million -0.3%
2008 1.07 million +2.1%
2009 1.09 million +2.1%
2010 1.09 million +0.2%
2011 1.11 million +2.0%
2012 1.15 million +3.4%
2013 1.20 million +3.9%
2014 1.24 million +3.7%
2015 1.27 million +2.6%
2016 1.31 million +3.1%

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 1.31 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 518,095, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.05 million 1.03 million 1.09 million 10
2010s 1.20 million 1.09 million 1.31 million 7

Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia

  1. 76 Chile 1.41 million compare
  2. 77 Namibia 1.36 million compare
  3. 78 Lesotho 1.34 million compare
  4. 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.24 million compare
  5. 81 Iran 1.20 million compare
  6. 82 Venezuela 1.15 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia?
People without clean cooking fuels region in Saudi Arabia was 1.31 million in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 1.31 million in 2016.
What is the lowest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2003.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Saudi Arabia ranks 79th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean cooking fuels region rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of People without clean cooking fuels region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People without clean cooking fuels region
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
189 places, 3,105 data points, 2000–2016
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