Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana
Ghana: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 35 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 35 for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana peaked at 35 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 152nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7 | — |
| 2001 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 14 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 17 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 35 | +6.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 35 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9 | 7 | 14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1 | 15 | 27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4 | 28 | 35 | 5 |
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 35 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35 in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Ghana ranks 152nd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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