Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 5.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th 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 Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.0% | — |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.0% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.4% | 5.0% | 4 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Heating Degree Days 5.23 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 4,768 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 271,765 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 265,975 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 5,790 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.4887 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0554 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0044 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 3.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Democratic Republic of Congo was 5.0% 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 175th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.