Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea stood at 50.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 50.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 50.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 21.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea was 50.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.