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

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 Samoa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Lesotho

34.5%

in 2023

Samoa

33.2%

in 2023

Lesotho rank

124th

Samoa rank

125th

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

Lesotho
Samoa

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 34.5% against 33.2% in Samoa, a difference of 1.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 124th and Samoa ranks 125th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	11.2%	11.9%	0.7%	Samoa
2010s	20.5%	23.2%	2.7%	Samoa
2020s	31.4%	31.5%	0.0%	Samoa

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 Samoa?: Lesotho, at 34.5% against 33.2% in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Lesotho and Samoa?: 1.3%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Lesotho ranks 124th and Samoa ranks 125th 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.