How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?

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.

Sao Tome and Principe vs Somalia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Sao Tome and Principe

5.5%

in 2023

Somalia

8.8%

in 2023

Sao Tome and Principe rank

177th

Somalia rank

175th

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

Sao Tome and Principe
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 8.8% against 5.5% in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.3%.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

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

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th and Somalia ranks 175th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sao Tome and Principe	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.8%	0.7%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	2.7%	3.5%	0.8%	Somalia
2020s	5.0%	7.6%	2.6%	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Sao Tome and Principe or Somalia?: Somalia, at 8.8% against 5.5% in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 3.3%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Somalia rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Sao Tome and Principe ranks 177th and Somalia ranks 175th 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.