Dominican Republic vs Latvia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Dominican Republic
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 8.0% against 7.0% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 93rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 12.8% | 0.8% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 12.3% | 1.6% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 8.6% | 1.2% | Latvia |
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, Dominican Republic or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 8.0% against 7.0% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking between Dominican Republic and Latvia?
- 1.0%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Dominican Republic and Latvia rank globally for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th and Latvia ranks 93rd 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.