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

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Namibia's access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) rose 1 percentage points on 2023 (from 45% to 46%).

Across the 23 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2023), the average change was +0.52 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 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 rise was 1 percentage points in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 1 percentage points in 2018. 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 11% 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, Namibia had the 143rd 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 Namibia in the 2024 ranking

• Yemen, Rep. — 142nd of 192: 47%
• Djibouti — 143rd of 192: 46%
• Myanmar — 144th of 192: 46%
• Nepal — 146th of 192: 45%
• Congo, Rep. — 147th of 192: 40%
• Senegal — 148th of 192: 39%

What this measures

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.

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 (% of population) in nearby economies

• Angola — 56% (2024)
• Benin — 8% (2024)
• Botswana — 71% (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 18% (2024)
• Burundi — 0% (2024)
• Cabo Verde — 89% (2024)
• Cameroon — 32% (2024)
• Central African Republic — 1% (2024)
• Chad

More environment data for Namibia

• Population in largest city — 511,369 (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 32.5% (2025)
• Rural population — 1.52 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 49.13% (2025)
• Urban population — 1.57 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 50.87% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 340 (2024)
• Capture fisheries production (metric tons) — 381,230 (2024)
• Total fisheries production (metric tons) — 381,570 (2024)
• Rural population growth (annual %) — 1.12% (2025)

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Questions people ask

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

46% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 13 percentage points from 33% in 2000. The highest value was 46% in 2024 and the lowest 33% in 2000.

How does Namibia rank?

143rd highest of 192 economies with data for 2024.

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

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, uri: https://trackingsdg7.esmap.org/, note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), publisher: International Energy Agency (IEA), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), United Nations Statistical… 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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