Poverty and living standards in Cunene, Angola: official figures
74.2% of households in Cunene cooked mainly with firewood or charcoal in 2024 and 19.7% with gas, 4th highest of 21 provinces for firewood and charcoal (Angola: 45.7% and 43.4%).
How many homes in Cunene have no toilet?
72.6% of households in Cunene had no toilet at all in 2024 and used open ground, the highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyWhat are homes in Cunene built of?
28.1% of family homes in Cunene had outer walls mainly of cement block in 2024, 11th highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 47.3%); 1.7% were built mainly of adobe (Angola: 37.3%).
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- 18.6% of households in Cunene had a working television in 2024 and 26.7% a radio, 3rd lowest of 21 provinces for television (Angola: 46.2% and 38.3%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Cunene compares with other provinces
Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal (2024)
Cunene ranks 4 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moxico Leste | 81.8% |
| 2 | Cuando | 79.5% |
| 3 | Bie | 76.7% |
| 4 | Cunene | 74.2% |
| 5 | Lunda Norte | 71.8% |
| 6 | Uige | 70.1% |
| 7 | Huambo | 67.8% |
Households with no toilet (open ground) (2024)
Cunene ranks 1 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet (open ground) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cunene | 72.6% |
| 2 | Cuando | 57.0% |
| 3 | Huila | 56.8% |
| 4 | Namibe | 43.7% |
| 5 | Malanje | 43.5% |
| 6 | Benguela | 42.6% |
| 7 | Cuanza Norte | 41.7% |
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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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