Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mozambique
Mozambique: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 160.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mozambique peaked at 1.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2007.
Mozambique ranks 163rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — 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 Mozambique?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Mozambique was 1.3% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2007.
- How does Mozambique rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Mozambique ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 160.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.