Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 93.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ethiopia, 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 Ethiopia stood at 93.0%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ethiopia peaked at 99.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2022.
Ethiopia ranks 17th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.0% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 93.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 93.0% | 94.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 15 Haiti 94.0% compare
- 15 Niger 94.0% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 93.0% compare
- 19 Benin 92.0% compare
- 19 Mozambique 92.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Ethiopia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 0 BoP, current US$ (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0 BoP, current US$ per person (1989)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.02 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.45 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 86.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0253 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 28.66 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ethiopia?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Ethiopia was 93.0% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Ethiopia ranks 17th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.