Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World
Arab World: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 86.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World, 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 Arab World is 86.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World peaked at 86.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2000.
That places Arab World 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.2% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 76.8% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 78.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5% | 73.2% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.9% | 84.3% | 86.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 86.7% | 86.8% | 4 |
More environment data for Arab World
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 65.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 236.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 1.83 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,230 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 794.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7179 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 474.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Arab World was 86.8% 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2000.
- How does Arab World rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Arab World ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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.