Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 79.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea stood at 79.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea peaked at 96.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96.0% | — |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2% | 92.0% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 83.0% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 79.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 30 Burkina Faso 82.0% compare
- 31 Timor-Leste 81.0% compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80.0% compare
- 34 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 78.0% compare
- 35 Kiribati 76.0% compare
- 36 Nigeria 72.0% 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)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 13.06 % change on previous year (2011)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.37 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 946.35 current US$ per person (2011)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.06 % change on previous year (2011)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 21.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 14,550 current LCU per person (2011)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 269.78 % change on previous year (2011)
- Exports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1815 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea was 79.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Eritrea ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.