Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 15.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cook Islands, 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 Cook Islands is 15.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% 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 Cook Islands peaked at 20.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2024.
That places Cook Islands 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.6% | 18.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 17.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.0% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 74 India 19.0% compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 18.0% compare
- 76 Tuvalu 16.0% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 13.0% compare
- 79 Mexico 12.0% compare
- 79 Tajikistan 12.0% compare
- 79 Thailand 12.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Cook Islands
- GDP Deflator — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 117.66 SLC (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 528.49 million SLC (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 27,388 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 376.02 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 18.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 18.2 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 18.08 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 4.86 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 3.26 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 0.9174 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cook Islands?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Cook Islands was 15.0% 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2024.
- How does Cook Islands rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Cook Islands ranks 77th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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.