Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 29.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh is 29.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh peaked at 29.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 158th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.0% | — |
| 2001 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 12.0% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 156 Sri Lanka 31.0% compare
- 157 Afghanistan 30.0% compare
- 159 Nigeria 28.0% compare
- 160 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 161 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Bangladesh
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fuel imports 10.1% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Bangladesh was 29.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 29.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Bangladesh ranks 158th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.