Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 70.0% against 69.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 194 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.0% | 81.5% | 7.5% | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 73.3% | 0.4% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 68.2% | 1.2% | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 70.0% against 69.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 1.0%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Afghanistan ranks 38th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.