Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 12.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea is 12.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eritrea peaked at 12.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 160th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 8.5% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 9.2% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 12.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 3.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.2% | 11.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 11.7% | 12.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 157 North Korea 14.5% compare
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- 159 Togo 13.2% compare
- 161 Laos 11.1% compare
- 162 Papua New Guinea 10.5% compare
- 163 Comoros 10.4% compare
More environment data for Eritrea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 140.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 29.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eritrea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eritrea was 12.0% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 12.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Eritrea ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.