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

Namibia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 54 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
54
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
48th
of 194 countries
All-time high
67
in 2000
All-time low
54
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024

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

02040602000201220242000: 672001: 662002: 652003: 642004: 632005: 622006: 622007: 612008: 612009: 602010: 602011: 592012: 582013: 572014: 572015: 562016: 552017: 552018: 562019: 562020: 562021: 562022: 562023: 552024: 54

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Namibia recorded 54 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia peaked at 67 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54, in 2024.

Namibia ranks 48th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.1 60 67 10
2010s 56.9 55 60 10
2020s 55.4 54 56 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 45 Senegal 61 compare
  2. 46 Congo 60 compare
  3. 47 Nepal 55 compare
  4. 48 Djibouti 54 compare
  5. 48 Myanmar 54 compare
  6. 51 Sudan 53 compare
  7. 51 Yemen 53 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 Namibia?
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Namibia was 54 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 67 in 2000.
What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 54 in 2024.
How does Namibia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
Namibia ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia 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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About this data

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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