Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini stood at 56.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 56.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 56.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More economy & growth data for Eswatini
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -56.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 3.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -58.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -25.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0191 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 78.44 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -29.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Eswatini was 56.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.