Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin
Benin: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin is 6.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin peaked at 6.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 172nd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Benin, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.7% | — |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +26.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +21.1% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 5.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 0.7% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.7% | 6.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 169 Solomon Islands 8.7% compare
- 170 Mozambique 7.4% compare
- 171 Ethiopia 7.1% compare
- 173 Somalia 5.4% compare
- 174 Niger 5.1% compare
- 175 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
More environment data for Benin
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0009 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Benin was 6.0% 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Benin ranks 172nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.