Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 22.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sub-Saharan 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 22.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa 41st out of 47 groups 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.3% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 12.6% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 13.6% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 20.9% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.8% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 12.1% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 4 |
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 2.86 % (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 41,984 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 7,505 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Sub-Saharan Africa was 22.8% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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.