Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 28.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2023, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh stood at 28.4%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 83.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh peaked at 28.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Bangladesh ranks 150th of 189 countries on this measure, 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 8.0% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 12.6% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 18.1% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 23.1% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 27.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.7% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 12.6% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.5% | 24.6% | 28.4% | 4 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.236 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bangladesh was 28.4% 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Bangladesh rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Bangladesh ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.