What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?

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.

Central African Republic vs Sierra Leone: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Central African Republic

1.9%

in 2023

Sierra Leone

1.6%

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

184th

Sierra Leone rank

185th

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

Central African Republic
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1.9% against 1.6% in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 189 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%	Central African Republic
2010s	1.2%	0.9%	0.3%	Central African Republic
2020s	1.8%	1.5%	0.3%	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Central African Republic or Sierra Leone?: Central African Republic, at 1.9% against 1.6% in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 0.3%, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Sierra Leone?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Sierra Leone rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Central African Republic ranks 184th and Sierra Leone ranks 185th 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.