Dataset

Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use

owid.access-to-clean-fuels-for-cooking-vs-per-capita-energy-use
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About

Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person. Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources. Regions defined by Our World in Data, which are used in OWID charts and maps.

Cite as: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. “Access to clean fuels for cooking – WHO” [dataset]. World Health Organization, “Global Health Observatory” [original data].

Publisher
Our World in Data
Tier
Official
Covers
1800–2025
Places
Countries, regions and groups of the world
Updated
annual
Last modified
2026-06-30
Units
%; kilowatt-hours per person; people
License
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
Method
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/access-to-clean-fuels-for-cooking-vs-per-capita-energy-use

Columns

NameTypeDescription
entitytextcountry, region or group
codetextISO 3166-1 alpha-3, OWID_ for OWID's own groups, empty for most regions
yearinteger
proportion_of_population_with_primary_reliance_on_clean_fuels_and_technologies_for_cooking__pct__residence_area_type_totalnumberAccess to clean fuels for cooking (%)
total_energy_supply_per_capita_kwhnumberTotal energy supply per capita (kilowatt-hours per person)
population_historicalnumberPopulation (people)
owid_regiontextWorld region according to OWID

Dimensions

NameValues
entity
year

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