Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 63.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Nicaragua, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua is 63.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2001 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 49.0% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.0% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 43.0% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 58.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More economy & growth data for Nicaragua
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 17.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2576 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 817.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 17.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 9.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 29,937 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 17.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2426 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Nicaragua was 63.0% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.