How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Albania vs China: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Albania

72.5%

in 2023

China

77.4%

in 2023

Albania rank

104th

China rank

102nd

Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural over time

Albania
China

How they compare

China currently reports 77.4% against 72.5% in Albania, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.

Albania ranks 104th and China ranks 102nd of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 2 and China in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Albania	China	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.5%	24.7%	3.8%	Albania
2010s	55.7%	49.0%	6.7%	Albania
2020s	70.0%	73.2%	3.3%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Albania or China?: China, at 77.4% against 72.5% in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Albania and China?: 4.9%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and China?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Albania and China rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Albania ranks 104th and China ranks 102nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO), published as Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population)
Unit: % of rural population
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, International Energy Agency (IEA), note: License: Creative Commons Attribution—NonCommercial 3.0 IGO (CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 5,664 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.