Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini

Eswatini: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 31.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
127th
of 189 countries
All-time high
31.1%
in 2021
All-time low
10.8%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini, 2000–2023

10152025302000201120232000: 10.8 % of rural population2001: 11.9 % of rural population2002: 13 % of rural population2003: 14.3 % of rural population2004: 15.5 % of rural population2005: 16.7 % of rural population2006: 18 % of rural population2007: 19.3 % of rural population2008: 20.4 % of rural population2009: 21.7 % of rural population2010: 22.7 % of rural population2011: 23.9 % of rural population2012: 25.2 % of rural population2013: 26.5 % of rural population2014: 27.8 % of rural population2015: 28.8 % of rural population2016: 29.4 % of rural population2017: 30 % of rural population2018: 30.2 % of rural population2019: 30.6 % of rural population2020: 30.8 % of rural population2021: 31.1 % of rural population2022: 31.1 % of rural population2023: 31 % of rural population

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

Eswatini recorded 31.0% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini peaked at 31.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2000.

That places Eswatini 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in Eswatini, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of rural population Change
2000 10.8%
2001 11.9% +10.2%
2002 13.0% +9.2%
2003 14.3% +10.0%
2004 15.5% +8.4%
2005 16.7% +7.7%
2006 18.0% +7.8%
2007 19.3% +7.2%
2008 20.4% +5.7%
2009 21.7% +6.4%
2010 22.7% +4.6%
2011 23.9% +5.3%
2012 25.2% +5.4%
2013 26.5% +5.2%
2014 27.8% +4.9%
2015 28.8% +3.6%
2016 29.4% +2.1%
2017 30.0% +2.0%
2018 30.2% +0.7%
2019 30.6% +1.3%
2020 30.8% +0.7%
2021 31.1% +1.0%
2022 31.1% +0.0%
2023 31.0% -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.2% 10.8% 21.7% 10
2010s 27.5% 22.7% 30.6% 10
2020s 31.0% 30.8% 31.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Eswatini was 31.0% 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 Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 31.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2000.
How does Eswatini rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Eswatini ranks 127th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eswatini 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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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit
% of rural population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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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.