Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in China
China: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 88.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in China, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
China recorded 88.7% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in China peaked at 88.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2000.
China ranks 102nd of 189 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.3% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 42.8% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 47.4% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 60.3% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 63.1% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 71.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 81.6% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 87.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 88.7% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 40.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 57.9% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.3% | 83.8% | 88.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 99 South Africa 89.8% compare
- 100 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89.5% compare
- 101 Syria 88.8% compare
- 103 Tajikistan 87.9% compare
- 104 Thailand 86.8% compare
- 105 Dominica 86.2% compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -6.07 % 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 0.0086 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0052 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in China?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in China was 88.7% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2000.
- How does China rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- China ranks 102nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.