Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eswatini, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 56.0% 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.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eswatini peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2000.
That places Eswatini 136th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 56.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 56.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 4.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.0% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 38.0% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.0% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eswatini?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Eswatini was 56.0% 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Eswatini ranks 136th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.