Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Africa
South Africa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 89.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 89.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Africa peaked at 89.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2000.
South Africa ranks 99th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.7% | — |
| 2001 | 58.6% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 62.9% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 67.4% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 69.5% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 81.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 56.7% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 77.5% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.0% | 88.1% | 89.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 90.6% compare
- 96 Indonesia 90.6% compare
- 98 Tonga 90.1% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.5% compare
- 101 Syrian Arab Republic 88.8% compare
- 102 China 88.7% compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0329 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 21.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Africa?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in South Africa was 89.8% 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2000.
- How does South Africa rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- South Africa ranks 99th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.