How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?

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.

Ghana vs Mauritania: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Ghana

14.1%

in 2023

Mauritania

20.3%

in 2023

Ghana rank

138th

Mauritania rank

135th

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

Ghana
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 20.3% against 14.1% in Ghana, a difference of 6.2%.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.4 times Ghana's.

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

Ghana ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 135th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Mauritania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.2%	16.3%	14.1%	Mauritania
2010s	6.5%	19.0%	12.5%	Mauritania
2020s	12.3%	20.0%	7.7%	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Ghana or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 20.3% against 14.1% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Ghana and Mauritania?: 6.2%, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Mauritania?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Mauritania rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Ghana ranks 138th and Mauritania ranks 135th 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.