How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?

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.

Jamaica vs South Africa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Jamaica

96.5%

in 2023

South Africa

96.5%

in 2023

Jamaica rank

98th

South Africa rank

98th

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

Jamaica
South Africa

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 96.5% against 96.5% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

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

Jamaica ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 98th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	97.5%	82.3%	15.2%	Jamaica
2010s	96.8%	92.6%	4.2%	Jamaica
2020s	96.5%	96.1%	0.4%	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Jamaica or South Africa?: Jamaica, at 96.5% against 96.5% in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Jamaica and South Africa?: 0.0%, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and South Africa?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and South Africa rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Jamaica ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 98th 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.