Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 7.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 7.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic peaked at 15.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2022.
Dominican Republic ranks 95th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 7.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 7.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.6% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 8.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More economy & growth data for Dominican Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.27 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -114.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -9.9 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.92 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 9.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0386 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 426.96 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.71 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Dominican Republic was 7.0% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Dominican Republic ranks 95th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.