What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?

0.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bhutan vs Syrian Arab Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Bhutan

98.1%

in 2023

Syrian Arab Republic

98.6%

in 2023

Bhutan rank

88th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

86th

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

Bhutan
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 98.6% against 98.1% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Syrian Arab Republic has been ahead every year.

Bhutan ranks 88th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 86th of 189 countries.

Syrian Arab Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.2%	99.9%	7.6%	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	97.4%	99.5%	2.1%	Syrian Arab Republic
2020s	98.0%	98.8%	0.8%	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Bhutan or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 98.6% against 98.1% in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.5%, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Bhutan ranks 88th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 86th 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, urban (% of urban 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, urban (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban 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, urban is the proportion of urban population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.