Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen
Yemen: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen, 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 Yemen stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2007.
Yemen ranks 51st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.0% | — |
| 2001 | 44.0% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 46.0% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 48.0% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 53.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 95.0%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 53.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5%, 106.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.4% | 39.0% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.5% | 39.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 50.0% | 53.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More economy & growth data for Yemen
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.33 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.0949 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -370.98 million BoP, current US$ (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -31.51 % change on previous year (2019)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0131 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -10.57 BoP, current US$ per person (2019)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -25.9 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Yemen was 53.0% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2007.
- How does Yemen rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Yemen ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.