Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea
Eritrea: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 21.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 21.0% for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea peaked at 21.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2000.
That places Eritrea 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.0% | — |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 21.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.0%, 4.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 21.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 8.0% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 18.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 159 Nigeria 28.0% compare
- 160 Kiribati 24.0% compare
- 161 North Korea 22.0% compare
- 163 Vanuatu 20.0% compare
- 164 East Timor 19.0% compare
- 165 Burkina Faso 18.0% compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eritrea was 21.0% 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Eritrea ranks 162nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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About this data
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.