Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia
Somalia: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 5.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 5.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia peaked at 5.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Somalia 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.0% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 4.0% | 5.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 177 Haiti 6.0% compare
- 177 Niger 6.0% compare
- 179 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.0% compare
- 181 Gambia 3.0% compare
- 182 Guinea 2.0% compare
- 182 Guinea-Bissau 2.0% compare
- 182 Madagascar 2.0% compare
- 182 Malawi 2.0% compare
- 182 Mali 2.0% compare
- 182 Sierra Leone 2.0% compare
- 182 Uganda 2.0% compare
More energy & mining data for Somalia
- 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 12.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals imports 0.4% (1982)
- Ores and metals exports 0.0% (1982)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Somalia was 5.0% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.