Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya
Kenya: Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking was 32.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya is 32.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 190.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya peaked at 32.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 154th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 16.0% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 25.0% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 32.0% | +6.7% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 32.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.5%, 70% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 32.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 2.0% | 3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.4% | 2.0% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 8.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More reference data data for Kenya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya?
- Share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking in Kenya was 32.0% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 32.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Kenya ranks 154th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kenya 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.