Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of
Tanzania, United Republic of: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 23.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of, 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 Tanzania, United Republic of stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 288.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 23.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2000.
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th 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 Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.4% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.1% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +21.4% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +17.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 10.1% | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 11.7% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +14.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 19.1% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 23.3% | +9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 3.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 23.3% | 4 |
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- 169 Comoros 19.3% compare
- 170 Mozambique 17.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Tanzania, United Republic of was 23.3% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2000.
- How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 167th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.