How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?

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.

Mauritania vs Zimbabwe: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Mauritania

75.3%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

77.0%

in 2023

Mauritania rank

132nd

Zimbabwe rank

131st

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

Mauritania
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 77.0% against 75.3% in Mauritania, a difference of 1.7%.

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

Mauritania ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.3%	84.8%	23.5%	Zimbabwe
2010s	70.5%	79.8%	9.3%	Zimbabwe
2020s	74.5%	77.6%	3.1%	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 77.0% against 75.3% in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?: 1.7%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Mauritania ranks 132nd and Zimbabwe ranks 131st 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.