Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros
Comoros: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 89.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros, 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 Comoros is 89.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 89.0%, in 2024.
Comoros ranks 24th 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 Comoros, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.5% | 97.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 89.0% | 91.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 21 Rwanda 91.0% compare
- 22 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.0% compare
- 22 Zambia 90.0% compare
- 24 Chad 89.0% compare
- 24 Tanzania, United Republic of 89.0% compare
- 27 Papua New Guinea 88.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Comoros
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.81 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 442.64 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 909,957 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1,416 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 12.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Comoros was 89.0% 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 Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.0% in 2024.
- How does Comoros rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Comoros ranks 24th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Comoros 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.