How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?

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.

Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Costa Rica

90.3%

in 2023

Jamaica

89.7%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

83rd

Jamaica rank

84th

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

Costa Rica
Jamaica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 90.3% against 89.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Jamaica ranks 84th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	78.5%	63.3%	15.2%	Costa Rica
2010s	83.8%	81.4%	2.4%	Costa Rica
2020s	89.4%	88.6%	0.8%	Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Costa Rica or Jamaica?: Costa Rica, at 90.3% against 89.7% in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 0.6%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Jamaica ranks 84th 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.