Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq

Iraq: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 192 countries
All-time high
32
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 2016
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq, 2000–2024

01020302000201220242000: 322001: 282002: 242003: 202004: 172005: 142006: 112007: 92008: 72009: 62010: 52011: 42012: 32013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12024: 1

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq peaked at 32 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2016.

Iraq ranks 131st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq, year by year

Annual values for Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 32
2001 28 -12.5%
2002 24 -14.3%
2003 20 -16.7%
2004 17 -15.0%
2005 14 -17.6%
2006 11 -21.4%
2007 9 -18.2%
2008 7 -22.2%
2009 6 -14.3%
2010 5 -16.7%
2011 4 -20.0%
2012 3 -25.0%
2013 2 -33.3%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 1 -50.0%
2017 1 +0.0%
2018 1 +0.0%
2019 1 +0.0%
2020 1 +0.0%
2021 1 +0.0%
2022 1 +0.0%
2023 1 +0.0%
2024 1 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.8 6 32 10
2010s 2.2 1 5 10
2020s 1 1 1 5

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 131 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
  2. 131 Armenia 1 compare
  3. 131 Azerbaijan 1 compare
  4. 131 Cyprus 1 compare
  5. 131 Czechia 1 compare
  6. 131 Hungary 1 compare
  7. 131 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 compare
  8. 131 Italy 1 compare
  9. 131 Lithuania 1 compare
  10. 131 Mauritius 1 compare
  11. 131 Naoero 1 compare
  12. 131 New Zealand 1 compare
  13. 131 Portugal 1 compare
  14. 131 Seychelles 1 compare
  15. 131 Slovak Republic 1 compare
  16. 131 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
  17. 131 Uruguay 1 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq?
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Iraq was 1 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 Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 32 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2016.
How does Iraq rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
Iraq ranks 131st out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iraq 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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Indicator
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,850 data points, 2000–2024
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