Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Uganda
Uganda: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 2.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 2.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Uganda peaked at 2.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 182nd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 179 Democratic Republic of Congo 5.0% compare
- 179 Somalia 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
More energy & mining data for Uganda
- Fuel imports 15.7% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.7% (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 Uganda?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Uganda was 2.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Uganda ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.