What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?

0.3%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?

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.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Niger: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

0.8%

in 2023

Niger

0.5%

in 2023

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

169th

Niger rank

172nd

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Niger

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 0.8% against 0.5% in Niger, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Congo, Democratic Republic of the's figure about 1.6 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 169th and Niger ranks 172nd of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Niger
2010s	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	Niger
2020s	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Niger?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 0.8% against 0.5% in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 0.3%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Niger rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 169th and Niger ranks 172nd 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.