Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India
India: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 19 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 19 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.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India peaked at 78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2024.
India ranks 74th 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 | 72.6 | 68 | 78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9 | 36 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4 | 19 | 32 | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 72 Paraguay 24 compare
- 73 Marshall Islands 20 compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 18 compare
- 76 Tuvalu 16 compare
- 77 North Macedonia 13 compare
More population data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.67 million Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.7665 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7604 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.512 (2100)
- Population density 506.27 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 66.77 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.512 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 0.7662 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -0.6582 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 236,763 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India was 19 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- India ranks 74th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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