Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger
Niger: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 94.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger stood at 94.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2023.
That places Niger 15th 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More economy & growth data for Niger
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.1604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 396.76 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 307,628 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 404.39 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8041 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Niger was 94.0% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2023.
- How does Niger rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Niger ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niger 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.