Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking was 86.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in East Asia & Pacific, 2000–2023
Source: Tracking SDG 7: The Energy Progress Report, ACRA Europe. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 86.2% for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 86.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.0%, in 2000.
That places East Asia & Pacific 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 48.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 57.5% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 62.5% | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 79.8% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 81.7% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.1% | 41.0% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 57.5% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 81.7% | 86.2% | 4 |
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 423.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,719 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 151.79 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 113.16 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17,389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5589 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1,768 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 33.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in East Asia & Pacific?
- Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking in East Asia & Pacific was 86.2% 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.0% in 2000.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 18th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.