Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Ghana
Ghana: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 35.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Ghana, 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 Ghana stood at 35.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Ghana peaked at 35.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
That places Ghana 150th out of 192 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2002 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 11.0% | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 24.0% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.0% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 15.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.0% | 35.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More energy & mining data for Ghana
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, 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)
- Fuel imports 32.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals imports 1.1% (2023)
- Ores and metals exports 3.8% (2023)
- Gas production 37.02 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 1,075 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 37.02 terawatt-hours (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Ghana?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Ghana was 35.0% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Ghana ranks 150th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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.