Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Somalia
Somalia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 8.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 8.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 214.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Somalia peaked at 8.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 175th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +23.5% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 3.5% | +12.9% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +10.9% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 6.4% | 8.8% | 4 |
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More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -40.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2017)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Somalia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Somalia was 8.8% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Somalia ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 214.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.