Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Botswana

Botswana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
86.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
126th
of 189 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2023
All-time low
70.4%
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Botswana, 2000–2023

0204060802000201120232000: 70.4 % of urban population2001: 71.8 % of urban population2002: 73.4 % of urban population2003: 74.6 % of urban population2004: 76.1 % of urban population2005: 77.4 % of urban population2006: 78.3 % of urban population2007: 79.5 % of urban population2008: 80.3 % of urban population2009: 81.1 % of urban population2010: 81.9 % of urban population2011: 82.6 % of urban population2012: 83.1 % of urban population2013: 83.6 % of urban population2014: 84 % of urban population2015: 84.5 % of urban population2016: 84.8 % of urban population2017: 84.9 % of urban population2018: 85.5 % of urban population2019: 85.7 % of urban population2020: 85.9 % of urban population2021: 86 % of urban population2022: 86.2 % of urban population2023: 86.4 % of urban population

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 Botswana stood at 86.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Botswana peaked at 86.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 70.4%, in 2000.

Botswana ranks 126th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.3% 70.4% 81.1% 10
2010s 84.1% 81.9% 85.7% 10
2020s 86.1% 85.9% 86.4% 4

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  3. 125 Yemen 86.5% compare
  4. 127 Marshall Islands 85.9% compare
  5. 128 Sudan 81.6% compare
  6. 129 Cambodia 80.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Botswana?
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban in Botswana was 86.4% 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 Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 70.4% in 2000.
How does Botswana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Botswana ranks 126th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana 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

Indicator
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)
Unit
% of urban population
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)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.