Poverty and living standards in Cubango, Angola: official figures
53.2% of households in Cubango cooked mainly with firewood or charcoal in 2024 and 38.8% with gas, 9th lowest of 21 provinces for firewood and charcoal (Angola: 45.7% and 43.4%).
How many homes in Cubango have no toilet?
37.8% of households in Cubango had no toilet at all in 2024 and used open ground, 9th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyWhat are homes in Cubango built of?
25.6% of family homes in Cubango had outer walls mainly of cement block in 2024, 10th lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 47.3%); 50.6% were built mainly of adobe (Angola: 37.3%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyMore figures
- 36.2% of households in Cubango had a working television in 2024 and 35.6% a radio, 10th highest of 21 provinces for television (Angola: 46.2% and 38.3%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Cubango compares with other provinces
Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal (2024)
Cubango ranks 13 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Moxico | 64.3% |
| 11 | Malanje | 58.0% |
| 12 | Benguela | 55.7% |
| 13 | Cubango | 53.2% |
| 14 | Lunda Sul | 52.0% |
| 15 | Bengo | 50.5% |
| 16 | Zaire | 48.4% |
Households with no toilet (open ground) (2024)
Cubango ranks 9 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet (open ground) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Benguela | 42.6% |
| 7 | Cuanza Norte | 41.7% |
| 8 | Cuanza Sul | 41.7% |
| 9 | Cubango | 37.8% |
| 10 | Uige | 35.4% |
| 11 | Lunda Norte | 30.3% |
| 12 | Moxico Leste | 28.3% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola: Resultados Definitivos do Recenseamento Geral da Populacao e Habitacao 2024 (2024 census, definitive results): Quadros 1.1, 1.6, 1.8, 3.1, 3.4, 8.1, 8.3, 8.4, 8.9, 8.15, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.6, 9.14, 9.15, 9.20, 10.4 and 12, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9cf14c66cc45…)
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