How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?

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.

China vs India: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

China

95.2%

in 2023

India

95.2%

in 2023

China rank

105th

India rank

105th

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

China
India

How they compare

China currently reports 95.2% against 95.2% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

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

China ranks 105th and India ranks 105th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.7%	59.5%	14.3%	China
2010s	86.9%	81.5%	5.4%	China
2020s	94.3%	93.8%	0.5%	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, China or India?: China, at 95.2% against 95.2% in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between China and India?: 0.0%, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China and India rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: China ranks 105th and India ranks 105th 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.