How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?

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.

Cameroon vs Congo: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Cameroon

5.4%

in 2023

Congo

4.9%

in 2023

Cameroon rank

153rd

Congo rank

154th

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

Cameroon
Congo

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 5.4% against 4.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 153rd and Congo ranks 154th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	Cameroon
2010s	3.1%	3.1%	0.0%	—
2020s	4.8%	4.6%	0.2%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Cameroon or Congo?: Cameroon, at 5.4% against 4.9% in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Cameroon and Congo?: 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Cameroon ranks 153rd and Congo ranks 154th 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.