Access rate to clean cooking in Africa 2018, by region
Access to clean cooking fuels and technologies in Africa varied strongly between sub-regions. While 98 percent of the population in Northern Africa had access to clean cooking in 2018, the rate was at 10 percent in Central Africa - the lowest in the entire continent. As of 2019, accessibility to clean cooking, heating, and lightning in Africa covered on average 19 percent of the population.