How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic 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.

Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Ethiopia

23.6%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic

23.6%

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

165th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

165th

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

Ethiopia
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 23.6% against 23.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 165th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.9%	6.0%	1.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	16.9%	14.4%	2.5%	Ethiopia
2020s	23.2%	21.9%	1.4%	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Ethiopia, at 23.6% against 23.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.0%, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Ethiopia ranks 165th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th 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.