Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India
India: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 19.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 19.0% 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.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India peaked at 78.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2024.
India ranks 74th 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 India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 76.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 58.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | -6.9% |
| 2015 | 51.0% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 25.0% | -13.8% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 19.0% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.6% | 68.0% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.9% | 36.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 19.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 72 Paraguay 24.0% compare
- 73 Marshall Islands 20.0% compare
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 18.0% compare
- 76 Tuvalu 16.0% compare
- 77 Cook Islands 15.0% compare
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 393.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 291.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 9.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in India was 19.0% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2024.
- How does India rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- India ranks 74th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.