Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Senegal
Senegal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 34.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Senegal, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 34.8% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Senegal peaked at 37.5% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2016.
Senegal ranks 145th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.8% | — |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 36.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 28.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 33.5% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 34.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 34.5% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 28.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 30.7% | 34.8% | 4 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.63 % 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 0.0046 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -6.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Senegal?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Senegal was 34.8% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 37.5% in 2004.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2016.
- How does Senegal rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Senegal ranks 145th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.