How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?

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.

Eswatini vs Lesotho: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Eswatini

31.0%

in 2023

Lesotho

34.5%

in 2023

Eswatini rank

127th

Lesotho rank

124th

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

Eswatini
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 34.5% against 31.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.

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

Eswatini ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 124th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.2%	11.2%	5.0%	Eswatini
2010s	27.5%	20.5%	7.0%	Eswatini
2020s	31.0%	31.4%	0.4%	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Eswatini or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 34.5% against 31.0% in Eswatini as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Eswatini and Lesotho?: 3.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Eswatini ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 124th 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.