Burkina Faso vs Papua New Guinea: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Burkina Faso
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 88.0% against 82.0% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.0% | 94.2% | 1.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 91.2% | 0.3% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 89.0% | 4.2% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Burkina Faso or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 88.0% against 82.0% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking between Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 6.0%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Burkina Faso ranks 30th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th 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.
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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.