Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burundi
Burundi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 0.1% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burundi, 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 Burundi stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burundi peaked at 1.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2020.
Burundi ranks 188th 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, urban in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 185 Sierra Leone 1.6% compare
- 186 Guinea-Bissau 1.5% compare
- 187 Liberia 1.4% compare
- 189 South Sudan 0.0% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.95 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -27.74 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.284 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2013)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2022)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burundi?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Burundi was 0.1% 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- How does Burundi rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Burundi ranks 188th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burundi 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.