Brazil
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
America
Country
Brazil
Population Size ('000)
184,317,696
GDP per capital (USD)
10710.07
Income per day (USD)
29.34
Urban Population (%)
86.50%
Rural Population (%)
13.50%
Average Household size
4
HEALTH
Percentage of population using solid fuels for cooking
13%
Number of people affected by HAP
23,747,132
Number of households affected by HAP
6,249,245
Number of deaths per year
10,700
Urban population using solid fuels (%)
<5%
Rural population using solid fuels (%)
39.60%
Population using wood for cooking (%)
10.20%
Population using dung for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using charcoal for cooking (%)
0.40%
Population using coal for cooking (%)
1.80%
Population using kerosene for cooking (%)
0.00%
Population using gas for cooking (%)
86.70%
Population using electricity for cooking (%)
0.50%
Population using other fuels for cooking (%)
0.40%
COOKSTOVES BY COMPARISON
Percentage with access to improved water (%)
90%
Percentage with access to improved sanitation (%)
75%
Diarrhea deaths per year
25100
Deaths per year from outdoor air pollution
13600
Deaths per year from malaria
1,000
Deaths per year from tuberculosis
13,200
Deaths per year from HIV/AIDS
16,900
Annual PM10 [mg/m3]*
35
BUSINESS/MARKET
Existence and success of businesses/social enterprises
medium
Infrastructure strength score
4.02
Prevailance of lending institutions
23
Number of borrowers
915,000
Penetration of Credit Unions
2.87%
Ease of doing business score *
126
Lending interest rate
40 %
Starting business score *
120
Getting credit score *
98
Protecting investors score *
79
Trading across borders score *
121
GENDER
Overall women's empowerment indicator score *
0.6655
Economic participation and opportunity score *
0.6431
Educational attainment score *
0.9904
Health and survival score *
0.9796
Political empowerment score *
0.0488
Percentage of girls in school
94%
Literacy rate of women (%)
90%
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT
Environmental problems
deforestation (#7 for fuelwood use globally), loss of biodiversity, endangered species, water pollution
Environmental considerations
old growth forests (Amazon rainforest), fuelwood deficit
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
1.94
COOKSTOVE ADOPTION INDICATORS
Population using improved biomass cookstoves (%)
0.872
Primary Fuel Used
Gas
Access to clean fuels (% of population with access to electricity and gas)
53.5