Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Kenya
Kenya: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 11.4% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 11.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 356.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Kenya peaked at 11.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 140th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +18.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +17.8% |
| 2019 | 6.2% | +17.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +17.7% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 1.6% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 7.3% | 11.4% | 4 |
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- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Kenya?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Kenya was 11.4% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 11.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Kenya ranks 140th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 356.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.