Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use was 37.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 37.0% for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe peaked at 37.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 149th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.0% | — |
| 2001 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 35.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.0% | 37.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More energy & mining data for Zimbabwe
- Fuel imports 21.1% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 0.8% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 33.8% (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 Zimbabwe?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use in Zimbabwe was 37.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use?
- Zimbabwe ranks 149th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. per capita energy use rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.