Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 54.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Myanmar, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded 54.0% 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 3.6% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Myanmar peaked at 98.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 2024.
That places Myanmar 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 78.0% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 71.0% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 54.0% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.8% | 92.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 65.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.0% | 54.0% | 62.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More economy & growth data for Myanmar
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.44 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 14.14 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1327 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 163.59 current US$ per person (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 531.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 791,040 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1477 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Myanmar?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Myanmar was 54.0% 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 Myanmar?
- 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 Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 2024.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Myanmar ranks 48th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.