Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo
Congo: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 40.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo, 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 Congo is 40.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo peaked at 40.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2000.
That places Congo 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.9% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +8.9% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 27.9% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 29.8% | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 35.4% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 38.8% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 40.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 7.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 16.9% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 35.4% | 40.1% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -55.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.001 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -59.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0009 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -34.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Congo was 40.1% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Congo ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.