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Percent of population using solid fuels for cooking (2022)

Name: Percent of population using solid fuels for cooking (2022)
Creator: World Health Organization (WHO)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, clean cooking, household energy, solid fuels, indoor air pollution, public health, energy access

Share of people relying on solid fuels (wood, charcoal, dung, crop waste, coal) for cooking in 2022, based on WHO modelled household energy data.

Source: World Health Organization (WHO)•178 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

22.5%

Median: 0.6%

Countries Covered

178

with available data

Highest

Somalia

98.5%

Lowest

Brunei Darussalam

0.0%

Top 5 Countries

1Somalia98.5%

2Malawi97.0%

3Burundi96.0%

4South Sudan96.0%

5Liberia95.0%

By Region

Africa35.0%(9 countries)

Other33.2%(99 countries)

Asia13.9%(25 countries)

South America3.3%(7 countries)

North America2.2%(4 countries)

Key Findings

•Several high-income countries are near-zero, reflecting near-universal access to clean cooking.
•Many Sub-Saharan African countries remain above ~80–95%, highlighting the scale of the clean-cooking gap.
•Some middle-income countries show partial transitions (e.g., India, Vietnam, Indonesia), indicating rapid but incomplete adoption of cleaner fuels.
•Countries with high solid-fuel reliance tend to face higher household air pollution burdens and time costs for fuel collection.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (98.5%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.5%)

Africa (9)

Other (99)

Asia (25)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Europe (32)

Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic measures the share of a country’s population that primarily uses solid fuels—such as wood, charcoal, coal, crop residues, or animal dung—for cooking. Reliance on solid fuels is closely linked to household air pollution exposure, time burdens (fuel collection), deforestation pressures, and health risks, especially for women and children.

The underlying dataset is produced by the World Health Organization (WHO) using a combination of household surveys and modelling to create nationally comparable, annual estimates. Values can change due to clean cooking adoption (LPG, electricity, biogas, improved stoves) and urbanization. In some countries, conflict, price shocks, or supply disruptions can temporarily increase reliance on solid fuels.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Somalia	98.5%
2	Malawi	97.0%
3	Burundi	96.0%
4	South Sudan	96.0%
5	Liberia	95.0%
6	Sierra Leone	95.0%
7	United Republic of Tanzania	95.0%
8	Chad	94.0%
9	Democratic Republic of the Congo	93.0%
10	Uganda	93.0%
11	Mozambique	92.0%
12	Rwanda	92.0%
13	Burkina Faso	92.0%
14	Ethiopia	90.0%
15	Mali	90.0%
16	Niger	90.0%
17	Madagascar	89.0%
18	Vanuatu	88.0%
19	Papua New Guinea	87.0%
20	Guinea	86.0%
21	Zambia	86.0%
22	Country 699	83.0%
23	Republic of the Congo	80.0%
24	Eritrea	74.0%
25	Senegal	74.0%
26	Nigeria	73.0%
27	Bangladesh	73.0%
28	Kenya	72.0%
29	Cameroon	70.0%
30	Togo	70.0%
31	Lao People's Democratic Republic	67.0%
32	Cambodia	66.0%
33	Lesotho	66.0%
34	Haiti	65.0%
35	Zimbabwe	65.0%
36	Cote d'Ivoire	63.0%
37	Nepal	62.0%
38	Sudan	62.0%
39	Myanmar	60.0%
40	Pakistan	55.0%
41	Nicaragua	48.0%
42	Yemen	46.0%
43	Angola	45.0%
44	Belize	44.0%
45	India	42.0%
46	Vietnam	41.0%
47	Eswatini	35.0%
48	Bolivia	35.0%
49	Honduras	34.0%
50	Ghana	32.0%
51	Indonesia	32.0%
52	Mauritania	29.0%
53	Central African Republic	25.0%
54	Sri Lanka	24.0%
55	Bulgaria	21.0%
56	North Korea	20.0%
57	Mongolia	20.0%
58	New Caledonia	15.0%
59	Philippines	14.0%
60	Thailand	14.0%
61	Paraguay	13.0%
62	Tajikistan	13.0%
63	Solomon Islands	13.0%
64	Republic of The Gambia	10.0%
65	Peru	10.0%
66	Equatorial Guinea	8.0%
67	Guyana	7.0%
68	Uzbekistan	7.0%
69	Guatemala	6.5%
70	Antigua and Barbuda	5.8%
71	Gabon	5.5%
72	Djibouti	5.0%
73	Turkmenistan	5.0%
74	Colombia	4.5%
75	Ecuador	4.5%
76	Suriname	4.0%
77	Benin	3.0%
78	South Africa	3.0%
79	Armenia	3.0%
80	Brazil	2.5%
81	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.0%
82	Malaysia	2.0%
83	Mexico	2.0%
84	Panama	2.0%
85	Dominican Republic	1.3%
86	Argentina	1.0%
87	El Salvador	0.9%
88	Venezuela	0.7%
89	Costa Rica	0.6%
90	Iraq	0.6%
91	Jamaica	0.6%
92	Albania	0.6%
93	Barbados	0.6%
94	People's Republic of China	0.5%
95	Chile	0.4%
96	Syrian Arab Republic	0.4%
97	Belarus	0.3%
98	Lebanon	0.3%
99	Moldova, Republic of	0.3%
100	Türkiye	0.3%
101	Cuba	0.2%
102	Czech Republic	0.2%
103	Dominica	0.2%
104	Georgia	0.2%
105	Greece	0.2%
106	Hungary	0.2%
107	Italy	0.2%
108	Jordan	0.2%
109	Kyrgyzstan	0.2%
110	Latvia	0.2%
111	Lithuania	0.2%
112	Poland	0.2%
113	Romania	0.2%
114	Russian Federation	0.2%
115	Serbia	0.2%
116	Slovakia	0.2%
117	Trinidad and Tobago	0.2%
118	Ukraine	0.2%
119	The Republic of North Macedonia	0.2%
120	Uruguay	0.2%
121	Austria	0.2%
122	Canada	0.1%
123	Croatia	0.1%
124	Denmark	0.1%
125	Estonia	0.1%
126	Faroe Islands	0.1%
127	Fiji	0.1%
128	Finland	0.1%
129	France	0.1%
130	Germany	0.1%
131	Iceland	0.1%
132	Ireland	0.1%
133	Kazakhstan	0.1%
134	Luxembourg	0.1%
135	Mauritius	0.1%
136	Montenegro	0.1%
137	Morocco	0.1%
138	Namibia	0.1%
139	Netherlands	0.1%
140	New Zealand	0.1%
141	Norway	0.1%
142	Portugal	0.1%
143	Slovenia	0.1%
144	Spain	0.1%
145	Sweden	0.1%
146	Switzerland	0.1%
147	Tunisia	0.1%
148	Egypt	0.1%
149	United Kingdom	0.1%
150	United States of America	0.1%
151	Afghanistan	0.1%
152	Australia	0.1%
153	Belgium	0.1%
154	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.1%
155	Virgin Islands, British	0.1%
156	Cape Verde	0.0%
157	Cayman Islands	0.0%
158	Comoros	0.0%
159	Cyprus	0.0%
160	State of Palestine	0.0%
161	Israel	0.0%
162	Japan	0.0%
163	South Korea	0.0%
164	Kuwait	0.0%
165	Libya	0.0%
166	Monaco	0.0%
167	Oman	0.0%
168	Qatar	0.0%
169	Saudi Arabia	0.0%
170	Singapore	0.0%
171	United Arab Emirates	0.0%
172	Algeria	0.0%
173	Andorra	0.0%
174	Bahamas	0.0%
175	Bahrain	0.0%
176	Bhutan	0.0%
177	Botswana	0.0%
178	Brunei Darussalam	0.0%

Showing 178 of 178 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #clean cooking #household energy #solid fuels #indoor air pollution #public health #energy access

Data Source

This data comes from World Health Organization (WHO) (2022).

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