Equatorial Guinea vs Eswatini: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eswatini
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 50.0% against 44.0% in Eswatini, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th and Eswatini ranks 57th of 194 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 68.8% | 16.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 55.5% | 10.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 46.6% | 5.4% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking, Equatorial Guinea or Eswatini?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 50.0% against 44.0% in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking between Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?
- 6.0%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Eswatini rank globally for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th and Eswatini ranks 57th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.