Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Ghana
Ghana: Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking was 21.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Ghana, 2000–2016
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 21.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 113.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana peaked at 21.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 5.9%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking in Ghana, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.9% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 8.5% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +8.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 15.1% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 20.4% | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 5.9% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 14.1% | 21.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana was 21.7% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.9% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Ghana ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2016.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 113.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Access to Clean Fuels and Technologies for cooking (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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