Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ghana
Ghana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 48.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ghana, 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
Ghana recorded 48.2% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ghana peaked at 48.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.9% | — |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 16.2% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 18.8% | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 21.9% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 29.8% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 37.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 40.2% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 44.8% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 46.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 48.2% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 13.9% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 28.3% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 43.2% | 48.2% | 4 |
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More environment data for Ghana
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.57 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 236.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 11.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0048 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ghana?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Ghana was 48.2% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.