Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Zambia
Zambia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural was 2.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 2.3% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Zambia peaked at 2.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.9% compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 2.7% compare
- 158 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.5% compare
- 160 Kiribati 2.2% compare
- 161 Benin 2.1% compare
- 162 Haiti 1.4% compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0006 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 31.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Zambia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural in Zambia was 2.3% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
- Zambia ranks 159th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.