How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nepal?

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.

Botswana vs Nepal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Botswana

26.4%

in 2023

Nepal

25.7%

in 2023

Botswana rank

129th

Nepal rank

131st

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

Botswana
Nepal

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 26.4% against 25.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.7%.

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

Botswana ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 131st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24.9%	5.7%	19.2%	Botswana
2010s	27.8%	14.2%	13.6%	Botswana
2020s	26.6%	23.2%	3.4%	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Botswana or Nepal?: Botswana, at 26.4% against 25.7% in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Botswana and Nepal?: 0.7%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nepal?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Nepal rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Botswana ranks 129th and Nepal ranks 131st 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.