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South Africa
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.

Global rank#109out of 189 countries
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Historical trend

70.460.450.340.330.2200020122023South Africa · 2023: 70South Africa

Analytical takeaways

  • South Africa records 70 for Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) in 2023, ranking #109 globally out of 189 countries.
  • Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) increased from 30 in 2000 to 70 in 2023, a gain of 40.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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