Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern
Africa Eastern and Southern: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 22.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 22.5% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 22.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2000.
That places Africa Eastern and Southern 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.5% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.8% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 19.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 11.5% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 20.9% | 22.5% | 4 |
More environment data for Africa Eastern and Southern
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 149.69 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 42.5 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.23 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 470,246 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 634.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8377 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 264.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5816 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 126.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa Eastern and Southern was 22.5% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 22.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2000.
- How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.