How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

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.

Benin vs Zambia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Benin

2.1%

in 2023

Zambia

2.3%

in 2023

Benin rank

161st

Zambia rank

159th

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time

Benin
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Benin, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th of 189 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Benin	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5%	1.9%	1.4%	Zambia
2010s	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	Zambia
2020s	1.9%	2.3%	0.4%	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Benin and Zambia?: 0.2%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Benin ranks 161st and Zambia ranks 159th 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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Indicator: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: 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)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.