Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin
Benin: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 9.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin, 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 urban population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin stood at 9.8%.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin peaked at 9.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
That places Benin 173rd 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, urban in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +41.7% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +35.3% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +34.8% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | +18.8% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.5% | 1.2% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 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 1000 USD per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Benin was 9.8% 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, urban recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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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About this data
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.