People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay

Uruguay: People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region was 69,510 people in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
69,510 people
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
134th
of 189 countries
All-time high
131,130 people
in 2000
All-time low
69,510 people
in 2016
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay, 2000–2016

050.0k100.0k150.0k2000200820162000: 131.1k people2001: 123.4k people2002: 116.4k people2003: 111.7k people2004: 105.6k people2005: 101.3k people2006: 95.4k people2007: 90.6k people2008: 87.8k people2009: 85.4k people2010: 83.3k people2011: 80.9k people2012: 78.1k people2013: 75.6k people2014: 73.4k people2015: 71.3k people2016: 69.5k people

Source: World Bank (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 69,510 people for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay peaked at 131,130 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69,510 people, in 2016.

That places Uruguay 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay, 2000 to 2016.
Year people Change
2000 131,130 people
2001 123,375 people -5.9%
2002 116,412 people -5.6%
2003 111,675 people -4.1%
2004 105,623 people -5.4%
2005 101,315 people -4.1%
2006 95,439 people -5.8%
2007 90,624 people -5.0%
2008 87,848 people -3.1%
2009 85,417 people -2.8%
2010 83,310 people -2.5%
2011 80,854 people -2.9%
2012 78,054 people -3.5%
2013 75,584 people -3.2%
2014 73,450 people -2.8%
2015 71,311 people -2.9%
2016 69,510 people -2.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 69,510 people is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 697,446 people, 10% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 104,886 people 85,417 people 131,130 people 10
2010s 76,010 people 69,510 people 83,310 people 7

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 131 Jordan 89,810 people compare
  2. 132 Mauritius 84,147 people compare
  3. 133 Slovenia 79,091 people compare
  4. 135 Suriname 58,691 people compare
  5. 136 Belize 53,676 people compare
  6. 137 Tonga 41,297 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay?
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region in Uruguay was 69,510 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 131,130 people in 2000.
What is the lowest people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 69,510 people in 2016.
How does Uruguay rank for people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region?
Uruguay ranks 134th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean fuels for cooking, by world region rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Uruguay 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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Indicator
People without clean fuels for cooking, by world region
Unit
people
Source
World Bank (2021) – processed by 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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