How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?

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.

Kenya vs Namibia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Kenya

11.4%

in 2023

Namibia

13.5%

in 2023

Kenya rank

140th

Namibia rank

139th

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

Kenya
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 13.5% against 11.4% in Kenya, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

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

Kenya ranks 140th and Namibia ranks 139th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9%	11.3%	10.4%	Namibia
2010s	3.4%	12.1%	8.7%	Namibia
2020s	9.2%	13.2%	4.0%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Kenya or Namibia?: Namibia, at 13.5% against 11.4% in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Kenya and Namibia?: 2.1%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Kenya ranks 140th and Namibia ranks 139th 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.