Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia
Liberia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 99.0% 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 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2000.
That places Liberia 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 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 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Burundi 100.0% compare
- 1 South Sudan 100.0% compare
- 3 Central African Republic 99.0% compare
- 5 Guinea 98.0% 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 Liberia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.15 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 74.91 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0157 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 13.35 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 471.54 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0987 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 84.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -7.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Liberia was 99.0% 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Liberia ranks 3rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Liberia 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.