How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Niger?

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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

23.6%

in 2023

Niger

24.7%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

165th

Niger rank

163rd

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 24.7% against 23.6% in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 1.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th and Niger ranks 163rd 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	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.0%	4.6%	1.3%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	14.4%	10.6%	3.8%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	21.9%	21.4%	0.5%	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, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Niger?: Niger, at 24.7% 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic and Niger?: 1.1%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Niger?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Niger rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 165th and Niger ranks 163rd 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.