Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Nigeria
Nigeria: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 72 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria is 72, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Nigeria peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 72, in 2024.
Nigeria ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99 | — |
| 2001 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 93 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 90 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 87 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 84 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 81 | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 78 | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 74 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 72 | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9 | 98 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6 | 84 | 98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.2 | 72 | 81 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 33 Eritrea 79 compare
- 34 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 78 compare
- 35 Kiribati 76 compare
- 37 Bangladesh 71 compare
- 38 Afghanistan 70 compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 69 compare
More population data for Nigeria
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 377,460 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.22 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.5063 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.023 (2100)
- Population density 523.46 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 32.05 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.023 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2.22 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 96,387 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Nigeria?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Nigeria was 72 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 72 in 2024.
- How does Nigeria rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Nigeria ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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