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Lesotho: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural
35percent · 2024+75.0% since 2014
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural is the proportion of rural population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels. Annual figures for Lesotho from 2000 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35 | |
| 2023 | 32 | |
| 2022 | 30 | |
| 2021 | 29 | |
| 2020 | 27 | |
| 2019 | 26 | |
| 2018 | 25 | |
| 2017 | 24 | |
| 2016 | 23 | |
| 2015 | 21 | |
| 2014 | 20 | |
| 2013 | 18 | |
| 2012 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 15 | |
| 2009 | 14 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2007 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 12 | |
| 2005 | 12 | |
| 2004 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2002 | 10 | |
| 2001 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 8 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Energy Agency, International Renewable Energy Agency, United Nations, World Bank, World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-access-to-clean-fuels-and-technologies-for-cooking (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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