Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 24.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea is 24.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea peaked at 25.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 164th 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +11.2% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 13.8% | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 14.8% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 18.8% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 19.8% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 25.3% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 10.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 20.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.0% | 24.4% | 25.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 57.1 % change on previous year (2023)
- Standard Deviation 0.531 °C (2023)
- Temperature change 0.012 °C (2023)
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- Sawnwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 91.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2011)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Eritrea was 24.4% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Eritrea ranks 164th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.