Fiji vs Lesotho: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Fiji
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42.0% against 39.0% in Fiji, a difference of 3.0%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Fiji ranks 64th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.9% | 76.9% | 8.0% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 59.6% | 0.9% | Fiji |
| 2020s | 43.0% | 46.0% | 3.0% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking, Fiji or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 42.0% against 39.0% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking between Fiji and Lesotho?
- 3.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Lesotho rank globally for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Fiji ranks 64th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.