Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen
Yemen: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 47.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 47.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen peaked at 59.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.3%, in 2023.
Yemen ranks 136th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.2% | — |
| 2001 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 55.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 57.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 58.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 58.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 59.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 52.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 54.2% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 52.7% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.4% | 47.3% | 51.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 37.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0033 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 23.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Yemen was 47.3% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.3% in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Yemen ranks 136th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.