Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nigeria
Nigeria: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 48.7% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nigeria, 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
Nigeria recorded 48.7% 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 5.4% on the previous year and up 605.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nigeria peaked at 48.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2000.
That places Nigeria 151st 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.6% | — |
| 2001 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | +22.2% |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +25.5% |
| 2014 | 8.8% | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +29.5% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | +30.7% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +29.2% |
| 2019 | 31.4% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 46.2% | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 3.8% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.6% | 37.2% | 48.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nigeria?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Nigeria was 48.7% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 48.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2000.
- How does Nigeria rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Nigeria ranks 151st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 605.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.