Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda
Uganda: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 98 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
99
in 2000
All-time low
98
in 2021
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 98, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda peaked at 99 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98, in 2021.
That places Uganda 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda, 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 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98 | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 98 is above the median for low income countries, which is 95, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 98 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 | 99 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2 | 98 | 99 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Central African Republic 99 compare
- 3 Liberia 99 compare
- 5 Guinea 98 compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 98 compare
- 5 Madagascar 98 compare
- 5 Malawi 98 compare
- 5 Mali 98 compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 98 compare
More population data for Uganda
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0339 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2177 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 87,622 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 2.53 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.8617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.017 (2100)
- Population density 602.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.91 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Uganda 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 Uganda?
- 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 Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 in 2021.
- How does Uganda rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Uganda ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uganda 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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