Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 1.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic stood at 1.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic peaked at 1.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2002.
That places Central African Republic 183rd out of 189 countries 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 Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Central African Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -17.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.3 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0113 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Central African Republic was 1.0% 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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2002.
- How does Central African Republic rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Central African Republic ranks 183rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.