Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 23.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 23.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ethiopia peaked at 23.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.1% | — |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +19.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | +17.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | +15.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 18.2% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.6% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.9% | 2.1% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 10.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.8% | 23.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 162 Kiribati 25.6% compare
- 163 Niger 24.7% compare
- 164 Eritrea 24.4% compare
- 165 Lao People's Democratic Republic 23.6% compare
- 167 Tanzania, United Republic of 23.3% compare
- 168 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.0% compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ethiopia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ethiopia was 23.6% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Ethiopia ranks 165th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.