Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 7.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 7.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 7.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 177th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 7.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 7.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0318 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4608 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0232 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -16.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0038 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 3.57 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -20.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Ethiopia was 7.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.