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
132nd
of 194 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
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 132nd of 194 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
| 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% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 1 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.8 | 6 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 1 compare
- 132 Armenia 1 compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 1 compare
- 132 Cyprus 1 compare
- 132 Czechia 1 compare
- 132 Hungary 1 compare
- 132 Iran 1 compare
- 132 Italy 1 compare
- 132 Lithuania 1 compare
- 132 Mauritius 1 compare
- 132 Nauru 1 compare
- 132 New Zealand 1 compare
- 132 Niue 1 compare
- 132 Portugal 1 compare
- 132 Seychelles 1 compare
- 132 Slovakia 1 compare
- 132 United Arab Emirates 1 compare
- 132 Uruguay 1 compare
More population data for Iraq
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.65 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.1891 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3293 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 74,515 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.07 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4379 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.169 (2100)
- Population density 231.84 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 5.99 million (2100)
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 132nd out of 194 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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