Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in South Sudan
South Sudan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 0.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in South Sudan peaked at 0.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.
That places South Sudan 189th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.0% | — |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -18.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.283 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 2,478 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 64,688 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 132.71 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 44.71 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 28,251 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in South Sudan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in South Sudan was 0.0% 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- South Sudan ranks 189th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.