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

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.

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

Botswana

86.4%

in 2023

Lesotho

86.9%

in 2023

Botswana rank

126th

Lesotho rank

124th

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

Botswana
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 86.9% against 86.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Botswana ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 124th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Lesotho	Difference	Ahead
2000s	76.3%	60.2%	16.1%	Botswana
2010s	84.1%	78.8%	5.3%	Botswana
2020s	86.1%	85.9%	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, Botswana or Lesotho?: Lesotho, at 86.9% against 86.4% in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Botswana and Lesotho?: 0.5%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Botswana ranks 126th and Lesotho ranks 124th 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.