Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon
Gabon: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 51.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon is 51.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon peaked at 51.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 117th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.2% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 28.1% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 33.9% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 37.1% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 39.2% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 40.5% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 42.4% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 48.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.1% | 14.9% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 29.8% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 47.0% | 51.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 114 North Macedonia 61.8% compare
- 115 Mexico 60.3% compare
- 116 Cape Verde 58.0% compare
- 118 Cambodia 49.3% compare
- 119 Paraguay 44.4% compare
- 120 Montenegro 44.0% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0.0001 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.4638 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.1677 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Gabon was 51.1% 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Gabon ranks 117th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.