Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 98 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone stood at 98. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98, in 2024.
That places Sierra Leone 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2 | 99 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8 | 98 | 99 | 5 |
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More population data for Sierra Leone
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 13,595 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.6516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.137 (2100)
- Population density 220.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 983,692 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.137 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Sierra Leone was 98 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 in 2024.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Sierra Leone ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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