Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sudan
Sudan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 63.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sudan, 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
Sudan recorded 63.8% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sudan peaked at 63.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Sudan 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +17.7% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 22.9% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 28.7% | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +8.8% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 44.8% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 48.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 5.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 22.9% | 51.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 54.7% | 63.8% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.327 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- 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 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 Sudan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Sudan was 63.8% 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Sudan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Sudan ranks 112th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.