Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Iraq
Iraq: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Iraq, 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 Iraq stood at 99.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Iraq peaked at 99.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2000.
That places Iraq 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.0% | — |
| 2001 | 72.0% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 86.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 89.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 91.0% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 94.0% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.2% | 68.0% | 94.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 95.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
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- 45 Cyprus 99.0% compare
- 45 Czechia 99.0% compare
- 45 Hungary 99.0% compare
- 45 Iran 99.0% compare
- 45 Italy 99.0% compare
- 45 Lithuania 99.0% compare
- 45 Mauritius 99.0% compare
- 45 Nauru 99.0% compare
- 45 New Zealand 99.0% compare
- 45 Niue 99.0% compare
- 45 Portugal 99.0% compare
- 45 Seychelles 99.0% compare
- 45 Slovakia 99.0% compare
- 45 United Arab Emirates 99.0% compare
- 45 Uruguay 99.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Iraq
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.56 Percent per annum (2029)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2982 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,613 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -6.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 481.78 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 2.61 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Iraq?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Iraq was 99.0% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Iraq ranks 45th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.