Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 1.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand peaked at 3.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.
That places New Zealand 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -33.3% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -50.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.0%, 6% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 132 Antigua and Barbuda 1.0% compare
- 132 Armenia 1.0% compare
- 132 Azerbaijan 1.0% compare
- 132 Cyprus 1.0% compare
- 132 Czechia 1.0% compare
- 132 Hungary 1.0% compare
- 132 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.0% compare
- 132 Iraq 1.0% compare
- 132 Italy 1.0% compare
- 132 Lithuania 1.0% compare
- 132 Mauritius 1.0% compare
- 132 Naoero 1.0% compare
- 132 Niue 1.0% compare
- 132 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 132 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 132 Slovakia 1.0% compare
- 132 United Arab Emirates 1.0% compare
- 132 Uruguay 1.0% compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 23.86 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.48 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.61 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 104.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 677.46 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.59 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in New Zealand was 1.0% 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- New Zealand ranks 132nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.