Ethiopia vs Rwanda: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking

Ethiopia
7.0%
in 2024
Rwanda
9.0%
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
177th
Rwanda rank
174th

Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Rwanda
0246810200020122024

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 9.0% against 7.0% in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 177th and Rwanda ranks 174th of 194 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,850 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.