Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Thailand
Thailand: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 12.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Thailand, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 12.0% 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Thailand peaked at 36.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2023.
Thailand ranks 79th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.0% | — |
| 2001 | 35.0% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 25.0% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.0% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 16.0% | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.0% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 16.0% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 12.0% | 15.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 76 Tuvalu 16.0% compare
- 77 Cook Islands 15.0% compare
- 78 North Macedonia 13.0% compare
- 79 Mexico 12.0% compare
- 79 Tajikistan 12.0% compare
- 82 Albania 11.0% compare
- 82 Belize 11.0% compare
- 82 Cape Verde 11.0% compare
- 82 Serbia 11.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Thailand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 9.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0162 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 130.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 18.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 31.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 263.07 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Thailand?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Thailand was 12.0% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2023.
- How does Thailand rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Thailand ranks 79th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.