Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Niger
Niger: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 24.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Niger, 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
Niger recorded 24.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 187.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Niger peaked at 24.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
That places Niger 163rd 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 14.9% | +12.9% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +10.1% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 20.3% | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 24.7% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 6.4% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 18.1% | 24.7% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.334 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Niger?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Niger was 24.7% 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Niger rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Niger ranks 163rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.