Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 21.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 21.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea peaked at 21.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 21.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 21.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 159 Nigeria 28.0% compare
- 160 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 161 North Korea 22.0% compare
- 163 Vanuatu 20.0% compare
- 164 East Timor 19.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Eritrea
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.25 Percent per annum (2019)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.84 Percent per annum (2019)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.53 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0118 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eritrea was 21.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.