How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?

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.

Namibia vs Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Namibia

71.3%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

72.5%

in 2023

Namibia rank

139th

Sri Lanka rank

137th

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

Namibia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 72.5% against 71.3% in Namibia, a difference of 1.2%.

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

Namibia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	76.7%	53.4%	23.3%	Namibia
2010s	74.7%	63.3%	11.4%	Namibia
2020s	71.9%	71.1%	0.8%	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Namibia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 72.5% against 71.3% in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Namibia and Sri Lanka?: 1.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sri Lanka?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Sri Lanka rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Namibia ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 137th 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.