Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana
Ghana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 14.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana, 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
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana stood at 14.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 166.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana peaked at 14.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 138th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +15.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +15.8% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +11.8% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 6.6% | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | +9.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 14.1% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.5% | 3.8% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.7% | 14.1% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
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- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Ghana was 14.1% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Ghana ranks 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 166.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.