Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 68.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon stood at 68.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon peaked at 90.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.0%, in 2024.
Cameroon ranks 40th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 82.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 73.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.2% | 68.0% | 72.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 37 Bangladesh 71.0% compare
- 38 Afghanistan 70.0% compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 69.0% compare
- 40 Kenya 68.0% compare
- 42 Ghana 65.0% compare
- 42 Micronesia, Federated States of 65.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Cameroon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.05 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.53 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.095 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 173.79 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 219.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cameroon was 68.0% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.0% in 2024.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cameroon ranks 40th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.