Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 22.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Equatorial Guinea, 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 Equatorial Guinea stood at 22.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 24.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 152nd 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 21.9% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.6% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 23.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.9% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 22.8% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 18.9% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 22.9% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.1% | 23.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 150 Bangladesh 28.4% compare
- 151 Nigeria 26.2% compare
- 153 Vanuatu 20.6% compare
- 154 Timor-Leste 19.1% compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 17.0% compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.02 % 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 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0023 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -58.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Equatorial Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Equatorial Guinea was 22.1% 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.