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Clean Cooking Access by African country
Seychelles has the highest access to clean cooking fuels and technologies of any African country, at 100%, ahead of Egypt and Tunisia.
Share of the population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking. 53 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023.
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| # | Country | Clean Cooking Access | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 100% | |
| 2 | Egypt | 99.9% | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 99.9% | |
| 4 | Algeria | 99.7% | |
| 5 | Mauritius | 99.1% | |
| 6 | Morocco | 98.1% | |
| 7 | Gabon | 91.4% | |
| 8 | South Africa | 89.8% | |
| 9 | Cabo Verde | 83.9% | |
| 10 | Sudan | 70.6% | |
| 11 | Botswana | 66.4% | |
| 12 | Lesotho | 53.8% | |
| 13 | Eswatini | 50.3% | |
| 14 | Angola | 50.2% | |
| 15 | Mauritania | 49.4% | |
| 16 | Namibia | 48% | |
| 17 | Cote d'Ivoire | 44.1% | |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 40.1% | |
| 19 | Senegal | 34.8% | |
| 20 | Ghana | 32.8% | |
| 21 | Kenya | 31.6% | |
| 22 | Cameroon | 30.7% | |
| 23 | Zimbabwe | 30.7% | |
| 24 | Nigeria | 26.2% | |
| 25 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.1% | |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 17% | |
| 27 | Togo | 13.2% | |
| 28 | Eritrea | 12% | |
| 29 | Comoros | 10.4% | |
| 30 | Djibouti | 10% | |
| 31 | Tanzania | 9.8% | |
| 32 | Chad | 9.7% | |
| 33 | Rwanda | 9.3% | |
| 34 | Zambia | 9.2% | |
| 35 | Mozambique | 7.4% | |
| 36 | Ethiopia | 7.1% | |
| 37 | Benin | 6% | |
| 38 | Somalia | 5.4% | |
| 39 | Niger | 5.1% | |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5% | |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% | |
| 42 | Uganda | 1.8% | |
| 43 | Gambia | 1.6% | |
| 44 | Madagascar | 1.6% | |
| 45 | Malawi | 1.5% | |
| 46 | Mali | 1.3% | |
| 47 | Central African Republic | 1% | |
| 48 | Guinea | 1% | |
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 0.9% | |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8% | |
| 51 | Liberia | 0.8% | |
| 52 | Burundi | 0.1% | |
| 53 | South Sudan | 0% |
Algeria
Mauritius
Morocco
Gabon
South Africa
Cabo Verde
Sudan
Botswana
Lesotho
Eswatini
Angola
Mauritania
Namibia
Cote d'Ivoire
Republic of the Congo
Senegal
Ghana
Kenya
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
Burkina Faso
Togo
Eritrea
Comoros
Djibouti
Tanzania
Chad
Rwanda
Zambia
Mozambique
Ethiopia
Benin
Somalia
Niger
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sao Tome and Principe
Uganda
Gambia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Central African Republic
Guinea
Sierra Leone
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Burundi
South SudanGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Clean Cooking Access figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=access_to_clean_fuels_pct&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
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Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest access to clean cooking fuels and technologies?
Seychelles has the highest access to clean cooking fuels and technologies in Africa at 100% (2023), followed by Egypt and Tunisia.
Which African country has the lowest access to clean cooking fuels and technologies?
South Sudan has the lowest access to clean cooking fuels and technologies of the 53 African countries with data, at 0% (2023).
How many African countries report Clean Cooking Access data?
53 of 54 African countries have a recent Clean Cooking Access figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=access_to_clean_fuels_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.
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