Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 10 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 10. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and down 67.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 62 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10, in 2024.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 85th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6 | 45 | 62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6 | 18 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.6 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
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More population data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 15.54 million (2100)
- Population density 67.46 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.68 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.3489 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1671 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.31 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.1664 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.01 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 303,405 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in China (People’s Republic of) was 10 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 China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 in 2024.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 85th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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