Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 79 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea is 79, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea peaked at 96 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 33rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 96 | — |
| 2001 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 95 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 93 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 92 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 91 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 90 | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 87 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 84 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79 | -1.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 79 is below the median for low income countries, which is 95, 83% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 79 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 87, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.2 | 92 | 96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5 | 83 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.4 | 79 | 82 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 30 Burkina Faso 82 compare
- 31 East Timor 81 compare
- 32 Vanuatu 80 compare
- 34 North Korea 78 compare
- 35 Kiribati 76 compare
- 36 Nigeria 72 compare
More population data for Eritrea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.3999 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2011 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,964 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.97 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4564 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.264 (2100)
- Population density 69.76 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 525,382 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea was 79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 96 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Eritrea ranks 33rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from 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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