How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?

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.

Rwanda vs Uganda: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Rwanda

1.0%

in 2023

Uganda

0.8%

in 2023

Rwanda rank

166th

Uganda rank

169th

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

Rwanda
Uganda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Uganda, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.2 times Uganda's.

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

Rwanda ranks 166th and Uganda ranks 169th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Uganda
2010s	0.3%	0.5%	0.1%	Uganda
2020s	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Rwanda or Uganda?: Rwanda, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Rwanda and Uganda?: 0.2%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Rwanda ranks 166th and Uganda ranks 169th 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.