Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique
Mozambique: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique peaked at 8.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.0% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.0% | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 7.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
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More energy & mining data for Mozambique
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 21.3% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Mozambique was 8.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Mozambique ranks 175th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Access to clean fuels or technologies reduce exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households. Energy is measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.