Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) by country
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
100.0%
Andorra
Lowest
0.0%
South Sudan
Median
91.4%
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
5,664
What the numbers show
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Andorra; the lowest is 0.0% in South Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 91.4%, and the mean is 69.6%.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 1,450.0%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 50.0%).
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andorra | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Australia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahrain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bahamas | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Barbados | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brunei Darussalam | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cyprus | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Republic of Korea | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Monaco | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Netherlands | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Naoero | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Oman | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Palau | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Poland | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Qatar | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | San Marino | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Seychelles | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United States of America | 100.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Argentina | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | Egypt | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 62 | Tunisia | 99.9% | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 65 | Maldives | 99.8% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 99.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 67 | Belarus | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 67 | Algeria | 99.7% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Iraq | 99.5% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 70 | Jordan | 99.4% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 99.1% | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 72 | Azerbaijan | 98.9% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 73 | Armenia | 98.8% | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 98.7% | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 98.3% | 2023 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 76 | Morocco | 98.1% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 96.6% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 78 | Brazil | 96.5% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 79 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 95.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 79 | Suriname | 95.7% | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 81 | Türkiye | 95.3% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 82 | Cuba | 94.9% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 82 | Ukraine | 94.9% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 84 | Ecuador | 94.7% | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 85 | El Salvador | 94.4% | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 94.2% | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 93.5% | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 87 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 93.5% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 89 | Georgia | 93.2% | 2023 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 90 | Jamaica | 93.0% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 91 | Saint Lucia | 92.1% | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 92 | Colombia | 91.8% | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 92 | Peru | 91.8% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 94 | Bhutan | 91.6% | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 95 | Gabon | 91.4% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 96 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 90.6% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 96 | Indonesia | 90.6% | 2023 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Tonga | 90.1% | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 99 | South Africa | 89.8% | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 89.5% | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 101 | Syrian Arab Republic | 88.8% | 2023 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 102 | China | 88.7% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 87.9% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 104 | Thailand | 86.8% | 2023 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 105 | Dominica | 86.2% | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 106 | Albania | 86.1% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 107 | Mexico | 85.1% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 108 | Grenada | 84.2% | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 83.9% | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 110 | Malaysia | 83.8% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 111 | Serbia | 83.1% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 112 | Belize | 82.9% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 81.3% | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 114 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.6% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 78.1% | 2023 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 77.0% | 2023 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 76.7% | 2023 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 118 | Paraguay | 71.3% | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 119 | Sudan | 70.5% | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Botswana | 66.4% | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 121 | Marshall Islands | 64.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 122 | Montenegro | 61.4% | 2023 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 59.6% | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 124 | Philippines | 59.5% | 2023 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 125 | Cambodia | 58.0% | 2023 | up 253.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Mongolia | 55.8% | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 127 | Pakistan | 54.9% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 128 | Fiji | 54.1% | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 129 | Lesotho | 53.8% | 2023 | up 49.9% | rising |
| 130 | Myanmar | 53.5% | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Honduras | 50.3% | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 131 | Eswatini | 50.3% | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 133 | Angola | 50.2% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 134 | Mauritania | 49.4% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 135 | Namibia | 48.0% | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 136 | Yemen | 47.3% | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 137 | Guatemala | 46.5% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 138 | Côte d'Ivoire | 44.1% | 2023 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 139 | Nepal | 42.7% | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 140 | Congo | 40.1% | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 141 | Samoa | 39.7% | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39.5% | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 38.6% | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 144 | Sri Lanka | 35.4% | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 145 | Senegal | 34.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | falling |
| 146 | Ghana | 32.8% | 2023 | up 74.5% | rising |
| 147 | Kenya | 31.6% | 2023 | up 219.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Cameroon | 30.7% | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 148 | Zimbabwe | 30.7% | 2023 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 28.4% | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 151 | Nigeria | 26.2% | 2023 | up 670.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Equatorial Guinea | 22.1% | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 20.6% | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 19.1% | 2023 | up 180.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 17.0% | 2023 | up 123.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Kiribati | 16.4% | 2023 | up 248.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 14.5% | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 13.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 159 | Togo | 13.2% | 2023 | up 153.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Eritrea | 12.0% | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 161 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.1% | 2023 | up 131.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Papua New Guinea | 10.5% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 10.4% | 2023 | up 131.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Djibouti | 10.0% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 165 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 9.8% | 2023 | up 308.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Chad | 9.7% | 2023 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Rwanda | 9.3% | 2023 | up 1,450.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Zambia | 9.2% | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 8.7% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 170 | Mozambique | 7.4% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Ethiopia | 7.1% | 2023 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Benin | 6.0% | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 173 | Somalia | 5.4% | 2023 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Niger | 5.1% | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5.0% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 176 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.6% | 2023 | up 170.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Haiti | 4.5% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 178 | Uganda | 1.8% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 179 | Gambia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 179 | Madagascar | 1.6% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 181 | Malawi | 1.5% | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 182 | Mali | 1.3% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 1.0% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 183 | Guinea | 1.0% | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 185 | Sierra Leone | 0.9% | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.8% | 2023 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 186 | Liberia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 188 | Burundi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 189 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Central Europe and the Baltics 100.0%
- Euro area 100.0%
- European Union 100.0%
- North America 100.0%
- High income 100.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 99.6%
- OECD members 98.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 97.6%
- Caribbean Small States 96.7%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 95.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 91.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 90.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean 89.2%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 89.1%
- Upper middle income 88.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 88.6%
- Arab World 86.8%
- East Asia & Pacific 86.2%
- IBRD only 86.2%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 85.7%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 84.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 78.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 76.6%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 76.6%
- Middle income 75.6%
- World 74.4%
- Early-demographic dividend 71.8%
- South Asia 70.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 70.6%
- IDA & IBRD total 70.4%
- Small states 69.7%
- Low & middle income 69.2%
- Other small states 67.6%
- Lower middle income 61.4%
- IDA blend 41.4%
- Pacific island small states 34.0%
- IDA total 29.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 23.7%
- IDA only 23.2%
- Africa Western and Central 23.1%
About this data
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking is the proportion of total population primarily using clean cooking fuels and technologies for cooking. Under WHO guidelines, kerosene is excluded from clean cooking fuels.