Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 5.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 5.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 12.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5.0% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.