Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Namibia
Namibia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 13.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 13.5%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Namibia peaked at 13.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2000.
That places Namibia 139th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 11.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 11.5% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.2% | 13.0% | 13.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Namibia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Namibia was 13.5% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.