Burkina Faso vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Burkina Faso
3.5%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2.9%
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
155th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
156th

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

  • Burkina Faso
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 3.5% against 2.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 155th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.1% Burkina Faso
2010s 1.7% 1.4% 0.3% Burkina Faso
2020s 3.0% 2.6% 0.4% Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Burkina Faso or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Burkina Faso, at 3.5% against 2.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
0.6%, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Burkina Faso ranks 155th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th 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

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.