Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Rwanda
Rwanda: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 1.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 1.0% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 400.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Rwanda peaked at 1.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Rwanda ranks 166th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 163 Mozambique 1.3% compare
- 164 Sao Tome and Principe 1.1% compare
- 164 Togo 1.1% compare
- 166 Eritrea 1.0% compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 0.9% compare
- 169 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8% compare
- 169 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.8% compare
- 169 Uganda 0.8% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per capita 0.0095 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 953.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — 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 Rwanda?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Rwanda was 1.0% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Rwanda ranks 166th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.