Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zambia
Zambia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 16.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zambia, 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
Zambia recorded 16.8% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 50.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zambia peaked at 39.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2023.
Zambia ranks 171st 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 39.3% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 38.7% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 32.1% | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 28.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 26.6% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | -7.6% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 19.9% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 16.8% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.2% | 38.2% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 23.0% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.1% | 16.8% | 21.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 168 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 22.0% compare
- 169 Comoros 19.3% compare
- 170 Mozambique 17.7% compare
- 172 Djibouti 12.3% compare
- 173 Benin 9.8% compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 9.7% compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 113.21 % 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 0.0002 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 31.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0011 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zambia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zambia was 16.8% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2023.
- How does Zambia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Zambia ranks 171st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.