Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 90.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lao People's Democratic 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic is 90.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 2024.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 92.0% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.2% | 90.0% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6,670 BoP, current US$ (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per person (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 988.46 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -44.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0599 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 127.22 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 25.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 90.0% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 2024.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 22nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic 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.