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

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 Saint Lucia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Costa Rica

90.3%

in 2023

Saint Lucia

91.3%

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

83rd

Saint Lucia rank

80th

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

Costa Rica
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 91.3% against 90.3% in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.0%.

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

Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Saint Lucia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	78.5%	96.4%	17.9%	Saint Lucia
2010s	83.8%	95.2%	11.3%	Saint Lucia
2020s	89.4%	92.0%	2.6%	Saint Lucia

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 Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 91.3% against 90.3% in Costa Rica as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?: 1.0%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Costa Rica ranks 83rd and Saint Lucia ranks 80th 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.