Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia
Cambodia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 43.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia, 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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia is 43.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia peaked at 97.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2024.
Cambodia ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 70.0% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 58.0% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.5% | 90.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 62.0% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.6% | 43.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More economy & growth data for Cambodia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.59 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 138.51 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 5.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0995 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 285.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cambodia was 43.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- How does Cambodia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cambodia ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cambodia 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.