Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 96.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 96.6%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica peaked at 96.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.9%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 77th 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.9% | — |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 93.6% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 92.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.1% | 92.4% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.2% | 95.9% | 96.6% | 4 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate -78.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Costa Rica was 96.6% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.9% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Costa Rica ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.