Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bhutan
Bhutan: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 91.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 91.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bhutan peaked at 91.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 94th out of 189 countries 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 Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.4% | — |
| 2001 | 30.3% | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 34.1% | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 50.6% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 58.6% | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 69.1% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 72.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 74.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 87.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 90.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.5% | 26.4% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.9% | 65.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 88.3% | 91.6% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0034 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -0.7225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Bhutan?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Bhutan was 91.6% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Bhutan ranks 94th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.