How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?

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.

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

Ghana

48.2%

in 2023

Nigeria

48.7%

in 2023

Ghana rank

152nd

Nigeria rank

151st

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

Ghana
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 48.7% against 48.2% in Ghana, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Ghana ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 151st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.8%	2.2%	17.6%	Ghana
2010s	35.1%	13.2%	21.9%	Ghana
2020s	45.6%	43.6%	2.0%	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, Ghana or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 48.7% against 48.2% in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Ghana and Nigeria?: 0.5%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Ghana ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 151st 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.