Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Benin
Benin: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 2.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Benin, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Benin recorded 2.1% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Benin peaked at 2.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.5% compare
- 159 Zambia 2.3% compare
- 160 Kiribati 2.2% compare
- 162 Haiti 1.4% compare
- 163 Mozambique 1.3% compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1% compare
- 164 Togo 1.1% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °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 0.0106 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -77.27 % 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, rural in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Benin was 2.1% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO).
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Benin ranks 161st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.