Cote D'Ivoire

Every country around the world faces different challenges based on multiple factors, including: population, economy, and location. Below you’ll find valuable information about how cooking on traditional cookstoves affects this country, as well as about the opportunities for moving to clean cooking solutions.


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GENERAL INFORMATION

Region
Africa
Country
Cote D'Ivoire
Population Size ('000)
18,275,382
GDP per capital (USD)
1154.14
Income per day (USD)
3.16
Urban Population (%)
50.10%
Rural Population (%)
49.90%
Average Household size
5

HEALTH

Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
74%
Number of people affected by HAP
13,466,174
Number of households affected by HAP
2,513,279
Number of deaths per year
12,500
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
64.20%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
>95%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
66.30%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
19.60%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
13.70%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.10%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.30%

COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON

Percentage with access to improved water (%)
84%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
37%
Diarrhea deaths per year
22100
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
900
Deaths per year from malaria
19,600
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
12,400
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
47,500
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
38

BUSINESS/MARKET

Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
low
Infrastructure strength score
3.05
Prevailance of lending institutions
no data
Number of borrowers
no data
Penetration of Credit Unions
17.09%
Ease of doing business score *
167
Lending interest rate
no data
Starting business score *
170
Getting credit score *
126
Protecting investors score *
155
Trading across borders score *
161

GENDER

Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.5691
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.539
Educational attainment score *
0.6923
Health and survival score *
0.9796
Political empowerment score *
0.0655
Percentage of girls in school
56%
Literacy rate of women (%)
45%

ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

Environmental problems
no data
Environmental considerations
no data
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
0.84

COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS

Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.138
Primary Fuel Used
Wood
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
no data