Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates peaked at 1.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
United Arab Emirates ranks 132nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 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% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 1.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 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 New Zealand 1.0% compare
- 132 Niue 1.0% compare
- 132 Portugal 1.0% compare
- 132 Seychelles 1.0% compare
- 132 Slovakia 1.0% compare
- 132 Uruguay 1.0% compare
More economy & growth data for United Arab Emirates
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.85 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.54 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 77.17 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7,024 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.64 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 48.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4,154 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.86 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.