Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 68 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon is 68, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon peaked at 90 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2024.
That places Cameroon 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7 | 82 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2 | 68 | 72 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 37 Bangladesh 71 compare
- 38 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 70 compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 69 compare
- 40 Kenya 68 compare
- 42 Ghana 65 compare
- 42 Micronesia, Federated States of 65 compare
More population data for Cameroon
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.42 million (2100)
- Population density 188.01 (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.571 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1831 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.39 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 51,280 Persons (2050)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.26 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 427,706 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.26 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon was 68 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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