Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural
Benin
2.1%
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
1.1%
in 2023
Benin rank
161st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
164th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Benin currently reports 2.1% against 1.1% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.9 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Benin has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 189 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Benin |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Benin |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.0% | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Benin, at 2.1% against 1.1% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 1.0%, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Benin ranks 161st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 164th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.