Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal
Senegal: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 61.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal, 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
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal is 61.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal peaked at 73.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2017.
Senegal ranks 146th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.2% | — |
| 2001 | 70.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 73.2% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 68.2% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 63.5% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 55.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.7% | 66.0% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 51.9% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.9% | 55.0% | 61.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Senegal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.432 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.48 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0004 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Senegal was 61.0% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 73.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2017.
- How does Senegal rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Senegal ranks 146th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Senegal 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.