How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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.

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

Congo

4.9%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic

2.9%

in 2023

Congo rank

154th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

156th

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

Congo
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Congo currently reports 4.9% against 2.9% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.7 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 154th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 156th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.5%	0.7%	0.8%	Congo
2010s	3.1%	1.4%	1.7%	Congo
2020s	4.6%	2.6%	2.0%	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Congo or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Congo, at 4.9% 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 Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 2.0%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Congo and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Congo ranks 154th 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: 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.