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

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.

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

Lesotho

34.5%

in 2023

Myanmar

38.4%

in 2023

Lesotho rank

124th

Myanmar rank

123rd

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

Lesotho
Myanmar

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 38.4% against 34.5% in Lesotho, a difference of 3.9%.

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

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

Lesotho ranks 124th and Myanmar ranks 123rd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Myanmar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.2%	0.9%	10.3%	Lesotho
2010s	20.5%	9.0%	11.5%	Lesotho
2020s	31.4%	31.0%	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, Lesotho or Myanmar?: Myanmar, at 38.4% against 34.5% in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Lesotho and Myanmar?: 3.9%, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Lesotho ranks 124th and Myanmar ranks 123rd 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.