Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 95 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
13th
of 194 countries
All-time high
98
in 2000
All-time low
95
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 95 for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98 | — |
| 2001 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 95 | -1.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 95 is above the median for low income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 95 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7 | 97 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5 | 96 | 97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8 | 95 | 96 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More population data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6699 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.6537 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.658 (2100)
- Population density 189.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 33.44 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.658 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.8224 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo was 95 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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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