Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eswatini
Eswatini: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 50.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini stood at 50.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eswatini peaked at 50.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9%, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 131st of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 34.5% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.6% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 39.2% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 42.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 47.8% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 49.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.1% | 24.9% | 37.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 39.2% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.4% | 50.3% | 4 |
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More environment data for Eswatini
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.321 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 488.29 % 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 0.0171 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 153.2 % 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 0.0119 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 56.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eswatini?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Eswatini was 50.3% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Eswatini ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.