Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin
Benin: 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 Benin, 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 access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin peaked at 8.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Benin ranks 173rd of 192 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 for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 170 Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.0% compare
- 170 Zambia 10.0% compare
- 172 Rwanda 9.0% compare
- 173 Mozambique 8.0% compare
- 175 Ethiopia 7.0% compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 7.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Benin
- Fuel imports 13.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.9% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.1% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Benin 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 Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Benin rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Benin ranks 173rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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.