How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?

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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Botswana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Afghanistan

87.0%

in 2023

Botswana

86.4%

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

123rd

Botswana rank

126th

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

Afghanistan
Botswana

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 87.0% against 86.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Botswana ranks 126th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Botswana	Difference	Ahead
2000s	48.3%	76.3%	28.0%	Botswana
2010s	77.8%	84.1%	6.3%	Botswana
2020s	85.9%	86.1%	0.2%	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Afghanistan or Botswana?: Afghanistan, at 87.0% against 86.4% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Afghanistan and Botswana?: 0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Botswana ranks 126th 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban 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, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.