How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?

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.

Nepal vs Sri Lanka: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural

Nepal

25.7%

in 2023

Sri Lanka

26.2%

in 2023

Nepal rank

131st

Sri Lanka rank

130th

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

Nepal
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 26.2% against 25.7% in Nepal, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Nepal ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 130th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5.7%	12.3%	6.6%	Sri Lanka
2010s	14.2%	18.0%	3.7%	Sri Lanka
2020s	23.2%	24.8%	1.5%	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural, Nepal or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 26.2% against 25.7% in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural between Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sri Lanka?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Nepal and Sri Lanka rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural?: Nepal ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 130th 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.