Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia
Latvia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 8 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia stood at 8. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 38.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia peaked at 15 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8, in 2023.
Latvia ranks 93rd 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 Latvia, 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 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 14 | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 13 | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 12 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11 | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 8 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 8.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8 | 11 | 15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3 | 10 | 15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.6 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More population data for Latvia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.55 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8064 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.481 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.03 (2100)
- Population density 14.87 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 31,860 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.03 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.2171 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Latvia was 8 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 Latvia?
- 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 Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 2023.
- How does Latvia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Latvia ranks 93rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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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