How many people have clean cooking?
As of 2023, access to clean cooking is 74.4%: +25 pts since 2000.
Why it changed
Two things are true at once: urbanization, expanding LPG and electricity networks, and SDG7 access and fuel-subsidy programs raised the share with clean cooking fuels from 48.9% in 2000 to 74.4%. And about 2.1 billion people still cook over wood, charcoal, dung, or kerosene, and the resulting indoor air pollution remains a leading environmental health risk.
Source · World Bank (WHO Household Energy DB) CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data) Last reviewed 2026-06-30
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What is the source for this number?
World Bank (WHO Household Energy DB). Last reviewed 2026-06-30 — CC-BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
How has this changed since 2000?
+25 pts since 2000. As of 2023, access to clean cooking stands at 74.4%.
What still isn’t solved?
About 2.1 billion people still cook over wood, charcoal, dung, or kerosene, and the resulting indoor air pollution remains a leading environmental health risk.