Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 38.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan is 38.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan peaked at 38.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 19.8% | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 28.9% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 30.1% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 6.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.6% | 19.8% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.5% | 34.6% | 38.6% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -17.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.547 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 80.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0021 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 13.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Afghanistan was 38.6% in 2023, according to Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Afghanistan ranks 143rd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe, published as part of Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.