Access to clean cooking in Africa slightly increased to 19.3 percent in 2019. The proportion of the population relying on clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating, or lightning in the continent has slowly improved since 2012. That year, the access rate to clean cooking was measured at 16 percent.
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa from 2012 to 2019
According to the WHO Guidelines, the fuels and technologies that are considered clean include electricity, natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, biogas, ethanol, and solar.
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WHO. (June 7, 2021). Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Africa from 2012 to 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1279993/access-rate-to-clean-cooking-in-africa/
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