Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 30.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 30.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zimbabwe peaked at 33.7% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 2014.
That places Zimbabwe 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 32.4% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 30.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.3% | 30.8% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 29.8% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 30.3% | 30.7% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -5.28 % 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 0.0034 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -16.83 % 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 Zimbabwe?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Zimbabwe was 30.7% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2001.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 2014.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Zimbabwe ranks 148th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.