Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zambia
Zambia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 9.2% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zambia peaked at 16.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 168th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.8% | — |
| 2001 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 13.3% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 11.5% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 9.7% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 11.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.2% | 10.9% | 4 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.28 % 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 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -11.14 % 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 Zambia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zambia was 9.2% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Zambia ranks 168th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.