Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cameroon
Cameroon: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 50.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 50.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cameroon peaked at 50.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.4%, in 2000.
That places Cameroon 150th 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.4% | — |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 36.5% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.8% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 44.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 21.4% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 36.5% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 46.4% | 50.2% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.15 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cameroon?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Cameroon was 50.2% 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.4% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Cameroon ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.