Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 77.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zimbabwe, 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 Zimbabwe is 77.0%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zimbabwe peaked at 88.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 2023.
Zimbabwe ranks 131st of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.0% | — |
| 2001 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 85.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 84.3% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.9% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.1% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.4% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.8% | 81.9% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 78.4% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.0% | 78.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 128 Sudan 81.6% compare
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- 132 Mauritania 75.3% compare
- 133 Angola 75.0% compare
- 134 Côte d'Ivoire 73.7% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zimbabwe?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Zimbabwe was 77.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 2023.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
- Zimbabwe ranks 131st out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.