Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 68 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 68 for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya peaked at 98 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2024.
That places Kenya 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.6 | 93 | 98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4 | 80 | 92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8 | 68 | 78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 37 Bangladesh 71 compare
- 38 Afghanistan 70 compare
- 39 Sri Lanka 69 compare
- 40 Cameroon 68 compare
- 42 Ghana 65 compare
- 42 Micronesia (Federated States of) 65 compare
More population data for Kenya
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 85,212 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.9 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7363 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.038 (2100)
- Population density 183.07 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 6.40 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.038 (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1.9 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum, gaps filled 604,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya was 68 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 98 in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2024.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Kenya ranks 40th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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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