Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 29.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 29.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 29.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 29.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 64% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 29.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.0%, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 156 Sri Lanka 31.0% compare
- 157 Afghanistan 30.0% compare
- 159 Nigeria 28.0% compare
- 160 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 161 North Korea 22.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Bangladesh
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 6.09 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 7 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -0.8666 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 13.63 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -5.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 9.95 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 23.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Bangladesh was 29.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.