How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?

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.

Bangladesh vs Nicaragua: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Bangladesh

10.8%

in 2023

Nicaragua

10.4%

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

142nd

Nicaragua rank

143rd

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

Bangladesh
Nicaragua

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 10.8% against 10.4% in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 143rd of 189 countries.

Nicaragua has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.3%	7.0%	5.7%	Nicaragua
2010s	4.6%	8.8%	4.2%	Nicaragua
2020s	9.4%	10.2%	0.7%	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Bangladesh or Nicaragua?: Bangladesh, at 10.8% against 10.4% in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 0.4%, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nicaragua?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nicaragua rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Bangladesh ranks 142nd and Nicaragua ranks 143rd 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.