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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
22.0%
in 2023
Lao People's Democratic Republic
23.6%
in 2023
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
168th
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
165th

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

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 23.6% against 22.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 1.6%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Lao People's Democratic Republic has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 168th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th of 189 countries.

Lao People's Democratic Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
2000s 3.8% 6.0% 2.1% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 13.1% 14.4% 1.3% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s 20.5% 21.9% 1.4% Lao People's Democratic 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, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 23.6% against 22.0% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
1.6%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 168th 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

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.