People without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen

Yemen: People without clean cooking fuels region was 9.53 million in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
9.53 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 189 countries
All-time high
9.53 million
in 2016
All-time low
8.38 million
in 2000
Years of data
17
2000–2016

People without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen, 2000–2016

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M2000200820162000: 8.4M2001: 8.5M2002: 8.5M2003: 8.6M2004: 8.6M2005: 8.7M2006: 8.8M2007: 8.8M2008: 8.9M2009: 9.0M2010: 9.1M2011: 9.1M2012: 9.2M2013: 9.3M2014: 9.4M2015: 9.5M2016: 9.5M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 9.53 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen peaked at 9.53 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.38 million, in 2000.

That places Yemen 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

People without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen, year by year

Annual values for People without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 8.38 million —
2001 8.47 million +1.0%
2002 8.52 million +0.6%
2003 8.58 million +0.7%
2004 8.64 million +0.7%
2005 8.71 million +0.8%
2006 8.78 million +0.7%
2007 8.84 million +0.7%
2008 8.93 million +1.1%
2009 9.00 million +0.8%
2010 9.09 million +0.9%
2011 9.12 million +0.4%
2012 9.23 million +1.2%
2013 9.30 million +0.7%
2014 9.39 million +1.0%
2015 9.47 million +0.8%
2016 9.53 million +0.7%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 9.53 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 14.11 million, 68% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 9.53 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 518,095, 18.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 8.69 million 8.38 million 9.00 million 10
2010s 9.30 million 9.09 million 9.53 million 7

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 41 Senegal 10.25 million compare
  2. 42 Benin 10.17 million compare
  3. 43 Zimbabwe 9.95 million compare
  4. 45 Brazil 9.09 million compare
  5. 46 Guatemala 8.67 million compare
  6. 47 South Africa 8.57 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen?
People without clean cooking fuels region in Yemen was 9.53 million in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 9.53 million in 2016.
What is the lowest people without clean cooking fuels region recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 8.38 million in 2000.
How does Yemen rank for people without clean cooking fuels region?
Yemen ranks 44th out of 189 countries with data for 2016.
Is people without clean cooking fuels region rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 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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