Burundi: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Burundi's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) did not change 0 percentage points on 2023 (from 0% to 0%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was −0.04 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly fall was 1 percentage points in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Burundi had the 191st highest value of the 192 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Burundi in the 2024 ranking

• Sierra Leone — 188th of 192: 3%
• Central African Republic — 189th of 192: 2%
• Liberia — 190th of 192: 2%
• South Sudan — 192nd of 192: 0%

What this measures

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

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 25 values

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) in nearby economies

• Angola — 81% (2024)
• Benin — 12% (2024)
• Botswana — 91% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 50% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 96% (2024)
• Cameroon — 53% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 2% (2024)
• Chad — 41% (2024)

More environment data for Burundi

• Population in largest city — 1.35 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 36.53% (2025)
• Rural population — 10.69 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 74.31% (2025)
• Urban population — 3.7 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 25.69% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 645 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 18,855 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 19,500 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.26% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Burundi's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population)?

0% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 1 percentage points from 1% in 2000. The highest value was 1% in 2000 and the lowest 0% in 2013.

How does Burundi rank?

191st highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) unusual for Burundi?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.CFT.ACCS.UR.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO); International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), note: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report; United Nations (UN), note: Tracking SD… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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