Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 93.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic is 93.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Dominican Republic peaked at 93.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2000.
Dominican Republic ranks 87th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.7% | — |
| 2001 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 85.4% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.1% | 83.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.3% | 87.1% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.9% | 92.3% | 93.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 84 Ecuador 94.7% compare
- 85 El Salvador 94.4% compare
- 86 Kazakhstan 94.2% compare
- 87 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 93.5% compare
- 89 Georgia 93.2% compare
- 90 Jamaica 93.0% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 641.18 % 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 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Dominican Republic?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in Dominican Republic was 93.5% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- Dominican Republic ranks 87th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.