Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Rwanda
Rwanda: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 38.9% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Rwanda, 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
Rwanda recorded 38.9% 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 26.5% on the previous year and up 1,665.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Rwanda peaked at 38.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 155th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +30.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2016 | 5.4% | +35.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +33.8% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +34.3% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +32.2% |
| 2022 | 30.7% | +29.0% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 1.0% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 18.0% | 38.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 152 Ghana 48.2% compare
- 153 Burkina Faso 46.5% compare
- 154 Chad 40.1% compare
- 156 Timor-Leste 38.1% compare
- 157 Papua New Guinea 33.4% compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 33.1% compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate -31.63 % change on previous year (2013)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2013)
- Temperature change 1.35 °C (2013)
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- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Rwanda?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Rwanda was 38.9% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Rwanda ranks 155th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,665.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.