Kyrgyzstan vs South Africa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Kyrgyzstan
70.9%
in 2023
South Africa
70.4%
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
106th
South Africa rank
109th

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

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 70.9% against 70.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 45.0% 41.8% 3.2% Kyrgyzstan
2010s 64.9% 62.4% 2.5% Kyrgyzstan
2020s 70.4% 69.2% 1.2% Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Kyrgyzstan or South Africa?
Kyrgyzstan, at 70.9% against 70.4% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
0.5%, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and South Africa?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and South Africa rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 106th and South Africa ranks 109th 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

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.