Poverty and living standards in Luanda, Angola: official figures
7.8% of households in Luanda cooked mainly with firewood or charcoal in 2024 and 73.9% with gas, the lowest of 21 provinces for firewood and charcoal (Angola: 45.7% and 43.4%).
How many homes in Luanda have no toilet?
1.5% of households in Luanda had no toilet at all in 2024 and used open ground, the lowest of 21 provinces (Angola: 24.7%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copyWhat are homes in Luanda built of?
93.0% of family homes in Luanda had outer walls mainly of cement block in 2024, the highest of 21 provinces (Angola: 47.3%); 0.3% were built mainly of adobe (Angola: 37.3%).
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- 77.9% of households in Luanda had a working television in 2024 and 47.5% a radio, the highest of 21 provinces for television (Angola: 46.2% and 38.3%). Source: Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (INE), Angola · saved copy
How Luanda compares with other provinces
Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal (2024)
Luanda ranks 21 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households cooking mainly with firewood or charcoal |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Bengo | 50.5% |
| 16 | Zaire | 48.4% |
| 17 | Cuanza Norte | 46.9% |
| 18 | Namibe | 41.8% |
| 19 | Cabinda | 24.0% |
| 20 | Icolo e Bengo | 21.5% |
| 21 | Luanda | 7.8% |
Households with no toilet (open ground) (2024)
Luanda ranks 21 of 21, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Households with no toilet (open ground) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Lunda Sul | 21.3% |
| 16 | Zaire | 19.4% |
| 17 | Bie | 18.7% |
| 18 | Icolo e Bengo | 14.1% |
| 19 | Huambo | 7.6% |
| 20 | Cabinda | 5.7% |
| 21 | Luanda | 1.5% |
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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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