Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea
Guinea: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 98.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 98.0% 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 2021.
Guinea ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
- 3 Liberia 99.0% compare
- 5 Guinea-Bissau 98.0% compare
- 5 Madagascar 98.0% compare
- 5 Malawi 98.0% compare
- 5 Mali 98.0% compare
- 5 Sierra Leone 98.0% compare
- 5 Uganda 98.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Guinea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.64 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -32.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 55.42 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 36.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1672 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 313.92 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 37.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 1,444 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Guinea was 98.0% 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 2021.
- How does Guinea rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Guinea ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Guinea 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.