Burkina Faso vs Ghana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Burkina Faso
46.5%
in 2023
Ghana
48.2%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
153rd
Ghana rank
152nd

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 48.2% against 46.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.7%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 152nd of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Ghana Difference Ahead
2000s 15.6% 19.8% 4.3% Ghana
2010s 28.7% 35.1% 6.4% Ghana
2020s 43.2% 45.6% 2.5% Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Burkina Faso or Ghana?
Ghana, at 48.2% against 46.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Burkina Faso and Ghana?
1.7%, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ghana?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Ghana rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Burkina Faso ranks 153rd and Ghana ranks 152nd 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

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.