Papua New Guinea vs Solomon Islands: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban

Papua New Guinea
33.4%
in 2023
Solomon Islands
33.1%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
157th
Solomon Islands rank
158th

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 33.4% against 33.1% in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Papua New Guinea ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 158th of 189 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 40.4% 37.3% 3.1% Papua New Guinea
2010s 38.3% 36.3% 2.0% Papua New Guinea
2020s 34.5% 34.0% 0.5% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban, Papua New Guinea or Solomon Islands?
Papua New Guinea, at 33.4% against 33.1% in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban between Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands rank globally for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban?
Papua New Guinea ranks 157th and Solomon Islands ranks 158th 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.