Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Congo
4.9%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
5.8%
in 2023
Congo rank
154th
Papua New Guinea rank
152nd

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

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 5.8% against 4.9% in Congo, a difference of 0.9%.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

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

Congo ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 1.5% 0.8% 0.7% Congo
2010s 3.1% 4.0% 0.9% Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.6% 5.6% 1.0% Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 5.8% against 4.9% in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
0.9%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?
Congo ranks 154th and Papua New Guinea ranks 152nd 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.