South Africa - Access to clean fuels

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population)

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) in South Africa was 86.80 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.80 in 2020, while its lowest value was 55.90 in 2000.

Definition: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.

Source: World Bank, Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) database from WHO Global Household Energy database.

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Year Value
2000 55.90
2001 57.80
2002 60.00
2003 62.10
2004 64.40
2005 66.80
2006 69.00
2007 71.40
2008 73.50
2009 75.40
2010 77.10
2011 78.80
2012 80.20
2013 81.50
2014 82.65
2015 83.40
2016 84.40
2017 85.20
2018 85.70
2019 86.30
2020 86.80

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use