Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Gabon
Gabon: 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 Gabon, 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 Gabon stood at 7.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 53.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Gabon peaked at 33.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2023.
Gabon 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 17.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -11.8% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | -12.5% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.0% | 9.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More economy & growth data for Gabon
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8121 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.63 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -55.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 251.59 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1116 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 922.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 64.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Gabon?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Gabon 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon 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.