Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 1.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone stood at 1.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 185th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 4 |
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More environment data for Sierra Leone
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.232 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.9223 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0.9715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0.9715 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, 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 Sierra Leone?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Sierra Leone was 1.6% 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Sierra Leone ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.