Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Colombia
Colombia: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 91.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Colombia, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 91.8% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Colombia peaked at 91.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 78.0%, in 2000.
Colombia ranks 92nd 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.0% | — |
| 2001 | 78.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 79.8% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 80.6% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.4% | 78.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 85.0% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.4% | 90.9% | 91.8% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4233 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2774 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.267 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.59 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0012 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 8.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Colombia?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Colombia was 91.8% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.0% in 2000.
- How does Colombia rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Colombia ranks 92nd out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.