Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 32.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 32.0% 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 6.7% on the previous year and up 190.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Kenya peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 32.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More economy & growth data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -59.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.42 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -61.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.77 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0204 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Kenya?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Kenya was 32.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.