Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana
Ghana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 32.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 32.8%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana peaked at 32.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 146th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 12.9% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +8.5% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 17.5% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 21.4% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 31.5% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 32.8% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 6.2% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 15.3% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.6% | 28.3% | 32.8% | 4 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -10.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0014 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 3.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana was 32.8% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Ghana ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.