Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern

Africa Eastern and Southern: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 41.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
41.3%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
41.3%
in 2023
All-time low
32.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000–2023

0102030402000201120232000: 32.4 % of urban population2001: 32.7 % of urban population2002: 33.1 % of urban population2003: 33.5 % of urban population2004: 34 % of urban population2005: 34.5 % of urban population2006: 34.9 % of urban population2007: 35.5 % of urban population2008: 35.9 % of urban population2009: 36.4 % of urban population2010: 36.8 % of urban population2011: 37.3 % of urban population2012: 37.6 % of urban population2013: 38 % of urban population2014: 38.3 % of urban population2015: 38.7 % of urban population2016: 39.1 % of urban population2017: 39.3 % of urban population2018: 39.6 % of urban population2019: 40 % of urban population2020: 40.4 % of urban population2021: 40.7 % of urban population2022: 41 % of urban population2023: 41.3 % of urban population

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 urban population.

Analysis

Africa Eastern and Southern recorded 41.3% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 41.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2000.

That places Africa Eastern and Southern 44th out of 47 groups 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, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year

Annual values for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in Africa Eastern and Southern, 2000 to 2023.
Year % of urban population Change
2000 32.4%
2001 32.7% +1.0%
2002 33.1% +1.3%
2003 33.5% +1.2%
2004 34.0% +1.5%
2005 34.5% +1.4%
2006 34.9% +1.3%
2007 35.5% +1.7%
2008 35.9% +1.2%
2009 36.4% +1.4%
2010 36.8% +1.1%
2011 37.3% +1.2%
2012 37.6% +1.0%
2013 38.0% +0.9%
2014 38.3% +1.0%
2015 38.7% +1.0%
2016 39.1% +0.8%
2017 39.3% +0.7%
2018 39.6% +0.8%
2019 40.0% +0.8%
2020 40.4% +1.0%
2021 40.7% +0.9%
2022 41.0% +0.7%
2023 41.3% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.3% 32.4% 36.4% 10
2010s 38.5% 36.8% 40.0% 10
2020s 40.8% 40.4% 41.3% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Africa Eastern and Southern was 41.3% 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, urban recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Africa Eastern and Southern?
The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2000.
How does Africa Eastern and Southern rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Africa Eastern and Southern?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Eastern and Southern 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
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Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.