Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia
Namibia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 71.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 71.3%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia peaked at 77.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 71.3%, in 2023.
Namibia ranks 139th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.0% | — |
| 2001 | 77.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 75.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 71.3% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.7% | 76.0% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 73.1% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.9% | 71.3% | 72.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Namibia was 71.3% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.3% in 2023.
- How does Namibia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Namibia ranks 139th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.