Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 78.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 78.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2024.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.1% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.0% | 86.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 78.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 78.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.