Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo
Congo: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 60.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 60.0% for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo peaked at 88.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 2024.
Congo ranks 46th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 83.0% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 69.0% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 85.0% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 69.0% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.0% | 60.0% | 68.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -9.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 279.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 702,761 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.352 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 885.29 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2908 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Congo was 60.0% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Congo ranks 46th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.