Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 7 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 194 countries
All-time high
15
in 2000
All-time low
7
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic stood at 7. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic peaked at 15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th of 194 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.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15 | — |
| 2001 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7 | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7 | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6 | 13 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7 | 8 | 13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More population data for Dominican Republic
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -9.52 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.5703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,180 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.714 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8255 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.541 (2100)
- Population density 245.63 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 543,612 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic was 7 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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