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

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 Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Eswatini

31.0%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

26.2%

in 2023

Eswatini rank

127th

Sri Lanka rank

130th

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

Eswatini
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 31.0% against 26.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.8%.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

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

Eswatini ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	16.2%	12.3%	3.9%	Eswatini
2010s	27.5%	18.0%	9.5%	Eswatini
2020s	31.0%	24.8%	6.2%	Eswatini

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 Sri Lanka?: Eswatini, at 31.0% against 26.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Eswatini and Sri Lanka?: 4.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sri Lanka?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Sri Lanka rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Eswatini ranks 127th and Sri Lanka ranks 130th 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.